[BLDG-SIM] eQUEST- adding a roof

[Dana Troy]

Here is what you need to do when adding a partial roof to a space:

*	Create a copy of the polygon of the space you want a roof over. You can find out what polygon it is by finding the space and clicking "properties." The polygon should be listed there.
*	Create a new exterior wall for that space by right clicking on the space and selecting "create exterior wall." In the details for that wall, make the location "Top" and attach it to that polygon you just created.
*	Find the polygon in the edit tree on the left and double click on it. You will see the vertices of the polygon. Now you can erase some of the points or add some if needed. By hitting "Tab" after entering each point, it will update the polygon and you can see what your roof shape looks like.

This is a tedious task, but it is the only way you can make a partial roof.
 
Hope this helps. 


Dana Troy, EIT
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From: BLDG-SIM at gard.com [mailto:BLDG-SIM at gard.com]On Behalf Of kathryn l
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:59 AM
To: BLDG-SIM at gard.com
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] eQUEST- adding a roof


Greetings,
I am modeling a building with a different footprint for the 1st and 2nd stories, so I imported the CAD drawings in as 2 different shells and managed to make it all of the way into detailed mode before noticing the first floor is entirely covered by an exterior roof.  So, I deleted the 1st flr exterior roof, but I still need this roof in certain areas b/c the first floor protrudes beyond the 2nd flr in a few spots and the 1st floor roof serves as a porch floor for the second story.  I added an 'external wall' child component for those spaces and copied the existing roof's characteristics.  Unfortunately, it is showing up as pure white as if nothing is there and I can't figure out why or if eQUEST is recognizing it as a roof or if it is recognizing this area as a hole.  Any experience with this? 
 
I changed the properties tab to exactly match the 2nd story roof including answering 'yes' for shading surface.   
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Kathryn



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