[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Is 3D Geometry required?

["Phylroy" <phylroy.lopez@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great it works!

Thanks!

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> You can use the simple surfaces and just enter 0,0,0 as their 
> starting coordinates.
> 
> You need to use MinimalShadowing option then.
> 
> At 02:26 PM 12/4/2009, Phylroy wrote:
> >Hey Laurie
> >
> >I was hoping to enter no geometry at all. Simply areas for the 
> >boundary conditions( wall/glazing areas) and a volume for each zone. 
> >Self-shading aside, this is all you need to describe the heat transfer.
> >
> >Both DOE2.1e, and DOE2.2 can do this. eQuest can do this too, but 
> >you have to enter in manually in the DOE file.
> >
> >I was looking that the surface and zone command keywords and didn't 
> >find anything on this.
> >
> >
> >Phyl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@> wrote:
> > >
> > > You can do that.  And it is suggested that you do that.
> > >
> > > I forget but I think you can represent an entire zone with "internal
> > > mass" surfaces.  (only area and construction required).
> > >
> > > The full geometry does NOT need to be entered -- but if you enter
> > > geometry it must be 3D.  (Hope that is understandable)
> > >
> > > At 11:00 AM 12/2/2009, Phylroy wrote:
> > > >Ah too bad, I was looking at a way to reduce the number  of zone in
> > > >my model. It would be nice to lump all the similar zones into one
> > > >big zone to reduce the complexity and run time. I suppose if this
> > > >feature was allowed it would break other features in E+.
> > >
> >
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