[Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

[Uzokwe, Alfred]

Thanks for the responses guys,

I've attached some pictures that I hope go through.
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You guys were right in that the zones on the perimeter of the building need to extend all the way to the end of the building footprint. However, I wondering if it would be possible to (in the custom zoning window) map out the whole building footprint as a zone first, then go and map out each individual room zone using the interior wall instead of the exterior wall.

Alfred UZokwe |  EIT Mechanical

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From: Yuvaraj Saravanan [mailto:Yuvaraj.Saravanan at arup.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:53 PM
To: Nick Caton; Uzokwe, Alfred; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

Alfred,
My guess is if your nodes points for the shell and zone does not match exactly then this problem may arise.
Example: In shell if you have grid points from (0,0), (0,10), (0,20) but in the zone if you have (0,0), (0,15), (0,20) i.e you skipped the (0,10) in the shell grid point this problem may arise.
Regards,
Yuvaraj

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Nick Caton
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:46 PM
To: Uzokwe, Alfred; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

Hi Alfred,

It's hard to know exactly what's going on without some pictures, but from your description I'd suggest making certain the boundaries of your custom zones along the perimeter are matching the boundary of your shell footprint precisely.  If they're slightly inside the line, what should be exterior walls will be generated as interior partitions.

~Nick

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Uzokwe, Alfred
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:55 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

So I am beginning to teach myself the ins and outs of using eQuest. I am still in the beginning stages and have run into problems with custom zoning. I have a 5-story building and am using a different shell for each on in DD. I completed that with any problems. Then I went to add custom zones for each floor. When I do this and click finish to generate the 3-D Geometry the exterior walls vanished and are replaced by the newly created zone walls.

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening and a way to fix it? Thanks.

Alfred
Uzokwe Jr

EIT Mechanical

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