There is a project currently underway focused on CAD to energy simulation interoperability based on the IFC data model. See http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/aecoo Preliminary results from that project should be coming early 2009.
Rob Hitchcock
----- Original Message -----
From: Ana Rui Oliveira <anarui.oliveira@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:04 pm
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] geometric model interfaces: ArchiCAD?
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi all,
>
> Could anyone provide some hints on interoperability between
> ArchiCAD
> models and Energyplus? Namely, regarding the possibility of
> extracting
> geometric models (and, eventually, construction details) from an
> ArchiCAD model to an idf file via ifc protocol?... procedures,
> techniques, issues?... any previous experience on this area?
>
> Thanks anyway,
> Ana Rui.
>
>
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