[Equest-users] Adding/modifying zones in detailed mode

[Byron Burns]

Steven,

This is pretty cool, I have looked at that menu bar for months not
knowing what it was used for. I have been trying to figure this out as
well over the past few days.  Glad to see you have a solution.  

 

Just playing around with my model I noticed that the create new (Floor,
Space, and Zone) are grayed out.  However, if you manually add the items
in the Component tree then you can edit them using the method you
describe below. 

 

I take back most of the bad things I said about eQUEST.


Byron Burns



From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Steven
Savich
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 1:44 PM
To: 'Bishop, Bill'; 'Michael Campbell';
equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Adding/modifying zones in detailed mode

 

If it's a question of modifying some space sizes, an easy way to do that
in the interface is using the geometry editor tool.  It's the similar to
the utility that you use in the Wizard when you trace a CAD plan to
develop custom floor plan & zoning geometry.  You'll have to be in the
building shell 2-D geometry tab. like so:

 

Normal view.

 

Select the space you want to modify shape/size, then click the shape
view mode button

 

 

You can then edit a zone.  In the screenshot, I haven't selected a
space, so the building floor is highlighted.  You can add/subtract
vertices & move them around.

 

Steven

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [
mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Bishop,
Bill
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 10:32 AM
To: Michael Campbell; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Adding/modifying zones in detailed mode

 

Mike,

 

I prefer to avoid modifying space definitions once I get in DD edit
mode. Maybe you can change interior walls to air walls, or modify
interior loads, zone airflows etc. to approximate the design changes.

 

If you still feel it necessary to make changes, this is what I would do:

-          Save-as the model to create a backup copy

-          Save-as again to create a third copy of the model

-          Go to wizard mode and make the zone definition
changes/additions

-          Switch to DD Edit mode and save the model

-          You now have three models -the original model with all your
DD edit changes, a backup of that model, and a new model with the
correct zones but minus all the other work you did

o   Working with a text editor and the input files of the original model
and the new model, copy the new/modified spaces and zones from the new
model to the original model.

o   Any new definitions that were created with the new spaces/zones will
also have to be copied. This includes polygons, surfaces, zonal systems
etc.

o   You might consider copying the entire sections in the input file for
polygons and spaces to make it easier, but this will cause you to lose
any DD edits you made to the spaces

o   Likewise, you can copy the entire zones section of the input file,
but you will lose your systems and zonal property changes that you made
in DD edit mode.

-          Once you finish copying from the new input file to the
original one, save the original input file.

-          Open the original model and don't be too disappointed when
you get errors.

-          If you can't correct all the errors, make a backup of your
backup and start again with the input file exercise.

 

Regards,

Bill

 

  <mailto:wbishop at pathfinder-ea.com> 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [
mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Campbell
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 11:36 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Adding/modifying zones in detailed mode

 

Hello,

 

I've done a significant amount of work in the Detailed Data Edit mode
and there was recently a design change with some space modifications.
How can I modify and add zones in detailed mode?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Campbell E.I.T., LEED AP O+M
Sustainability Specialist 

Sustainable Solutions Corporation

Office: 610-569-1047  

www.SustainableSolutionsCorporation.com
<http://www.sustainablesolutionscorporation.com/> 

Sustainable Solutions Corporation is WBENC and BCorp Certified.

 

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