[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Curved Surfaces Question

["JV Dirkes II" <jvd2pe@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Rajaa,

I think you are correct regarding it's capability (only planar surfaces)

However, DesignBuilder, a commercial front end for E+, composes curve
approximations using multiple planes.  There's a lot of flexibility in
that feature and should give you everything needed for most
geometries.  It's also possible that the Sketchup plugin for E+ can do
the same.

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rajaa Issa <rajaaissa@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>  
> I'm new to Energy Plus.  I have a question that I couldn't find
direct answer for in the documentation.
>  
> - Does Energy Plus accept only planar surfaces?
> 
> - Also, should a curved wall or a dome for example be remodeled into
smaller surfaces before they could successfully be processed?  Is
there other ways to simulate curved surfaces?
>  
> Any help will be much appreciated.
>  
> Thanks
> -Rajaa
>



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