[Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

[Nick Caton]

Hey Alfred,

 

I may be missing the direction on your query - but any zone boundary
defined in the wizards that is NOT along the shell perimeter will use
the interior partition construction you define later in the wizard
screens.  Put another way:  Only walls along the shell footprint
boundary will use the defined exterior construction.  

 

This default behavior seems like what you're asking for in this regard.

 

~Nick

 

 

 

NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway, suite 200

olathe, ks 66061

direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: Uzokwe, Alfred [mailto:Alfred.Uzokwe at hdrinc.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:50 AM
To: Yuvaraj Saravanan; Nick Caton; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Custom Zoning Problems

 

Thanks for the responses guys,

 

I've attached some pictures that I hope go through.

 

 

 

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

301.771.7020 | HDRArchitecture.com <http://hdrarchitecture.com/>  | 
alfred.uzokwe at hdrinc.com <mailto:ryan.wittke at hdrinc.com> 

 

 

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

 



 

NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway, suite 200

olathe, ks 66061

direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

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

301.771.7020 | alfred.uzokwe at hdrinc.com
HDR Architecture, Inc. | 7200 Wisconsin Ave Ste. 501 | Bethesda, MD
20814

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