Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] ECOTECT VS DESIGNBUILDER

["Vishal Garg" <vishal.iiit@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Nuno,

DesignBuilder (DB) not only exports the geometry but also seamlessly run the
simulations in E+. If you want to make some modifications in the IDF file
generated by DB, you can do them and still load the results of simulation in
DB. I am assuming that you do not want to edit the geometry information in
the IDF file. Editing geometry in IDF will be difficult. What exactly you
plan to do after exporting the IDF?

Regards,

Vishal

On 11/2/07, brandao_nuno <ncostab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Dear EPLUS users,
>
> After spending hard time studying some of the main I/O Reference
> manual chapters, i´ve decided to choose one from the two most spoked
> graphical interfaces for export to EnergyPlus, ECOTECT and
> DESIGNBUILDER. I´ve done the tutorials of both, tried a few simple
> geometry export idf to EPLUS and found that the two have problems that
> represent additional work on the idf file. DesignBuilder as the
> advantage to export HVAC equipment to EPLUS however i can add it
> directly in the EPLUS idf editor. ECOTECT doesn´t have the HVAC
> option, but it seems to me that ECOTECT is better for geometry export,
> it has less "garbage" to clean after the geometry export and the
> precision of geometry modelling is also better I think.
>
> I´m having hard time to decided which one to use from now on, and I
> would like to know about EnergyPlus users opinions, regarding their
> experiences with these softwares.
>
> - Which one is better for export?
>
> - Is there any other software which you think the eport idf procedure
> brings more advantages?
>
> My thank´s to the Support Group and to all the EnergyPlus users, i´ve
> learned a lot with your questions and answers.
> Thank you very much
> Regards
> Nuno Brandão
>
>  
>


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