RE: [EnergyPlus_Support] import an idf file to designbuilder

[Pedro Peixeiro <pedro_peixeiro@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.

DB has is own unique way of naming objects during any modelation. plus, not all detailed features of E+ are included in the DB interface. I find these being the reasons why DB  cant import an IDF file, in the event of the file having data wich DB cant handle. I can be wrong though.

Regards,

Pedro.

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To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: giannakis.georgios@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:08:46 +0200
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] import an idf file to designbuilder

 

Dear David,

 

I faced the same problem yesterday. That is why i didnt inform you for any new.

In fact, I tried to use openstudio to export a 3d dxf file. Then i used this file as

input to archicad (archicad is one of the softwares which create the gbxml files) and finally

I exported a gbxml file. However, the gbxml format have much more information than

dxf format and that gbxml file was not compatible to designbuilder.

 

The truth is that I cant believe that it is easy to import idf files from DB but not reverse.

In conclusion, I have started the description of the geometry from the beginning into DB.

 

Deeply Thanks,

G. 

2010/2/26 L+U David <david@coolshadow.com>

 

The only ways I've found to do it, and it is quite problemmatic and finnicky, is to use OpenStudio to import an IDF, Demeter to translate the model to GBXML, then DBuilder can import GBXML, though it does it very badly with many bugs and I havent' figured out how to get it to recognize shading devices at all or materials correctly.  The other way is to use Revit and GreenBuildingStudio to create a GBXML (and matching IDF), then import to DBuilder, with the same caveats.

 

BTW for the DB folks, it is the single biggest downfall and weakness of DB that there is no interoperability with IDF. 

 

David

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Emanuele Naboni

To: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 2:26 AM

Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] import an idf file to designbuilder

 

Hi,

That is not possible. 

2010/2/26 Georgios Giannakis <giannakis.georgios@gmail.com>

 

Hi,

I have seen that designbuilder gives the opportunity to export the respective idf file.
Does anyone know if we can import an idf file to designbuilder?

Thanks in advance,
G.

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