[Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules from input file

[Robby Oylear]

Not exactly what you're looking for, but before turning in a model to the
USGBC I used to bring up the delete annual schedule dialog box in eQUEST by
attempting to delete a schedule, then page down through the schedules in my
file making note of each schedule that was listed as having zero
references.  I would then go into the inp file and be able to fairly
quickly remove all of the annual schedules that I was not using.  This
doesn't clean up the weekly or daily schedules, but it makes your LV-G
report cleaner for the reviewer.

-Robby


On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Neil Bulger <nbulger at integralgroup.com>wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> You have actually touched on a favorite subject of mine in the
> wonderful-world-of-eQuest. Or the terrifying world, same thing really.
> Right now, we typically strip-out a majority of the defined parameters in
> an eQuest model as it pertains to internal loads and pretty much every
> thermal-zone property. My tool of choice is actually Notepad ++ using
> regular expressions (fun stuff if you dig into it).
>
> We are finding that learning just a little bit of script-language in
> eQuest can greatly simplify how inputs are specified, by using default
> look-up equations and in essence give eQuest some template-like abilities
> for space types and thermal zone definitions.
>
> While cleaning-out unused schedules may seem nice, unless all objects no
> longer reference those schedules, it is difficult to say which ones stay
> and which go, especially difficult to write a program that automates this
> step. My suggestion would be to get comfortable with simplifying the
> first-level definitions of internal loads and thermal zones to use more
> relational inputs (which allow a model to be quickly change or reference
> other things) and then focus on ensuring un-used schedules or other objects
> get removed.
>
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> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Paul Riemer <Paul.Riemer at dunhameng.com>wrote:
>
>> Remember to keep any schedules that your parametric runs may call.****
>>
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>> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
>> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Bishop, Bill
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:26 AM
>> *To:* Bishop, Bill; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules
>> from input file****
>>
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>> Bill,****
>>
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>> The eQUEST “Quality Control Reporting” tool shows a list of schedules
>> that are not assigned in the model. You would have to delete them manually
>> if you didn’t want them in the model. Yes, I agree that it would be handy
>> to have a tool that deletes them automatically. Maybe someone will surprise
>> you for your birthday. ;)****
>>
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>> Regards,****
>>
>> Bill****
>>
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>> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
>> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Bishop, Bill
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:27 PM
>> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Tool for removing extraneous schedules from
>> input file****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Does anyone know if such a tool exists?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I would like to be able to “clean up” a model by removing schedules
>> (annual, week, day) and perhaps other inputs (utility rates, performance
>> curves) that are not used in the model. Perhaps this would be an Excel
>> macro that searches an input file and then asks for user confirmation
>> before deleting the unused schedules/curves etc.****
>>
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>> If this hasn’t already been created, this would be an excellent way for
>> some intrepid engineer/student/geek to earn some street cred.****
>>
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>>
>> ~Bill****
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