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[EnergyPlus_Support] Second Beta Test: EP-Quick - An EnergyPlus Input File Generator
Please participate in the second beta test of EP-Quick. EP-
Quick is a simple program that creates an EnergyPlus input
file. You may use EP-Quick to create an input file for a
building, without HVAC, using simple templates for the
shape and zone layout. EP-Quick is not a full interface for
EnergyPlus but simply a way to generate input files
quickly.
The installer may be downloaded from:
http://www.glazersoftware.com/download.htm
To use it, press the "NEW" button and select a template and
the types of floors. I am planning on having additional
templates by the time it is released. Once a template is
selected, zoning and shape are fixed but the overall
dimension of the building can be changed. The buildings
are "prismatic" and are the same shape and size on all
floors. Windows and doors may be added and constructions
and schedules may be modified.
Use main "tree" interface to examine and modify the many
different details of the building. The main parts of the
tree are:
+ Overall Geometry - depth, width
+ Building - roof, floor, interior constructions
+ Defaults - default values used in "Floorplans"
+ Internal Gain Types - lighting, people, schedules
+ Floorplans - zones, exterior walls, windows, etc
+ Corners - locations of the building vertices
+ Roof corners - locations of special roof vertices
Please take a look at the software and the resulting IDF
files. Your feedback is welcome on:
Bugs
User Interface
Capabilities
Price
Templates desired
The beta test will end and the beta version will stop
working on November 15 but please send your comments to me
a soon as possible.
Several bugs were found in the 0.3 release and fixed for
this 0.5 release.
- Both IP and SI units are supported but sometimes the SI
default values for meters in the 0.3 release were the same
values as the IP default values for feet making them too
large to be reasonable. New defaulting for SI has been
included in the 0.5 release. Defaulting for IP is
unchanged.
- If multiple doors were described in EP-Quick version 0.3
for the same wall, they were created using the same name
which caused an EnergyPlus to indicate a warning. In the
0.5 version this has been fixed.
- If multiple windows were described in EP-Quick 0.3, a
warning was issued by EnergyPlus due to the
FullInteriorAndExterior solar distribution algorthim being
specified. Now EP-Quick 0.5 chooses the MinimalShadowing
algorithm instead to avoid the warning.
- Not all the building templates would allow tilted roofs
in version 0.3. All the templates now support tilted roofs.
In addition, a problem with roof peak heights that result
in very shallow roofs causing a severe error when run in
EnergyPlus 1.2 has been fixed in the EnergyPlus 1.2.1
release.
I'm sending this message to the BLDG-SIM mailing list, the
EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxx mailing list, and others so I
apologize if you receive more than one copy.
Thanks,
Jason
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Jason Glazer, P.E. jglazer AT gard DOT com 847 698 5686
GARD Analytics - http://www.gard.com/
1028 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Building Energy Simulation and Analysis
Admin of BLDG-SIM list for building simulation users
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