[BLDG-SIM] e-quest

[Scott Criswell]

Clarification and a little background regarding libraries of building 
components in eQUEST:

I wanted to emphasize a point that Mike made about editing the 
eQ_Lib.dat file - and that is to make sure to create a copy of that 
library with a different filename before editing the file.  If you edit 
eQ_Lib.dat directly, then your changes will get lost if/when you later 
install an eQUEST update or new version which often include updated 
versions of the eQ_Lib.dat library.
Also worth noting - changes made in updated versions of eQ_Lib.dat 
distributed with eQUEST updates and new releases should get made to any 
custom versions you create in order to ensure that errors are not 
introduced when substituting your custom library in place of the default 
eQ_Lib.dat in projects created from the wizard in the updated program 
version(s).

Background information -
The reason that "Save to Library.." is included in the eQUEST project 
tree right mouse menus is because this feature is implemented for a 
Spanish derivative of eQUEST, called Calener.  The reason this feature 
is available in Calener and not in eQUEST is because there is currently 
a limit of 2 active component libraries for DOE-2.2, one of which is 
reserved for the default DOE-2 library (for all products) and the other 
(for eQUEST and derivatives other than Calener) is eQ_Lib.dat.  There is 
no eQ_Lib.dat for Calener because Calener does not provide access to the 
wizards.
Another limitation worth noting is that no single library can contain 
more than 3,000 individual components.
In the future, DOE-2.2 (and eQUEST) will be enhanced to handle a larger 
number of libraries and the limit of components per library may also be 
increased.

I hope this helps to clarify things.

- Scott



Mike Tillou wrote:

> Fernando,
>  
> You can create unique library items by editing the eQ_Lib.dat file in 
> the DOE2 sub directory of eQuest.  The best thing to do is copy it and 
> rename it first.  In the eQuest project properties you can than enter 
> the name of the library you wish to use.  The default is eQ_Lib.dat.
>  
> You can define custom zones by floor using the Design Development 
> wizard.  Simply create a new shell for each floor with a unique zoning 
> pattern.
>  
> Good luck,
>  
> Mike
>  
>  
> Michael Tillou, PE
> etc Group, Inc.
> PO Box 749,  North Adams, MA 01247
> Ph. (413) 458-9870  
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> From: postman at gard.com on behalf of fernando
> Sent: Sat 7/20/2002 5:29 AM
> To: BLDG-SIM at gard.com
> Subject: [BLDG-SIM] e-quest
>
> Dear users:
>  
> My name is fernando Varela and I would like to ask some questions 
> about e-quest:
>  
> first: Is it possible to create your own library of materials, windows 
> and walls? Because when I click with the right button over a material, 
> it appears "add to library" but written in grey, this is, that I 
> cannot select that action. Is there any way to add these components?
>  
> second: is it possible to define a different custom zonification in 
> each floor directly from the wizard/edit shell? or do I have to define 
> a global zonification all over the building and the edit and change in 
> each floor?
>  
> Thank you very much in advance.
>  
>  
> Fernando Varela Díez
> Cátedra de Termotecnia
> Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales
> Universidad de Valladolid
>
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