[BLDG-SIM] Energy Plus tools

[Maurizio Sorce]

Hello!

I'm a new Energy Plus user and I've some problem to understand what is the best way to use the program..

In the main web site there are a lot of interfaces that allow to manage the whole simulation (create input file and visualize the outpus) or to only edit the IDF file, but I don't understand if using the tools I can access to all the functionality of Energy Plus.

I think that the best way could be to use the IDF editor, but:

a) I don't find any tutorial;
b) I would input the geometry from a dxf file generated by autocad or another GUI tool.

Can someone explain me what is the best way to use the tools for a new user?

Thank's everybody

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Eng. Maurizio Sorce

DREAM Department of Energy and Environmental Research
University of Palermo

Viale delle Scienze, Building 9
I-90128 Palermo, Italy (EU)

mauriziosorce at dream.unipa.it
www.dream.unipa.it

Phone: (+39) 091 236012
Mobile phone: (+39) 3495386296
Fax: (+39) 091484425

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