I am very new to eQuest and am working on completing my very first model. I
imported a .dwg file to set up the building footprint and zones and have
begun on exterior elevations. I have been inputting my exterior glazing
using the "Custom Window/Door Placement..." option in the DD Wizard. I have
all the windows input correctly, but when I back out and go to the 3-D view
of the building, some of the windows are on the wrong walls, and some I am
not seeing at all (unless they are 'doubling up' on one of the other
walls). I am not sure if I have made an error in the earlier stages of
constructing the model thus far, or if this is some type of glitch. Does
this sound familiar to anyone? Any advice?
I have seen that I can go in and change the parent wall for the misplaced
windows in the detailed edit mode, but would just like to figure this out
for future models going forward.
Thanks!
Ryan
Welcome to our group Ryan :)!
Pretty impressive, first model, dwg file, custom windows-you are ahead of the game....
There can be many reasons why you're having issues.
What we typically do in a request like yours is to ask you to attach/zip your pd2., inp and bdl file and send it to the users list-much easier to troubleshoot.
Best, Nikola
Nikola Kravik, BEMP, LEED AP
There is a good possibility you have made an error on the CAD input. In
order to find it you are probably going to lose your detailed window
input. Start by making a copy of where you are now and go back into the
wizard. Work with your copies keeping your current file safe.
For your information I never do a detailed window/door placement until
I'm sure everything else is working correctly in the DD wizard. I just
put the windows in as a percentage of the wall area and finish the
wizard. I also keep lots of copies, lol, you never know when something
crops up. As you will find with your copy going back into it will
probably delete your detailed windowinput. Hence the reason I never do
it until I'm sure everything else is correct. Basically a 30 second
place holder to keep the wizard happy. Doing this allows me to go back
into the wizard and keep making adjustments and finding errors until I'm
satisfiedit is running smoothly. If you have nothing to lose you can do
this for days.
The DD wizard is a great, easy interface to use. You may be able to
solve your problem in the detailed edit area but it is several
magnitudes more difficult if you are a new useror even an experienced
one. The most successful are used to DOE 1&2 before the eQuest
interface. Thisstill maybe able to be done but you have to find the
problem first.
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.
Thank you for the pointer! I have attached the requested files. As you will
be able to see if you go into the custom windows editor, I have input a row
of windows on the western-most wall, but when you go back to the 3D view
they appear on the northern end of the east elevation. There are also
windows on the northern wall adjacent to the western-most wall that are
gone and i'm not certain where they disappeared to. There are a few more
issues with misplacement, but I'm sure if one can be figured out it will
likely solve the problem for all of them.
Thanks again!
You seem to have the first floor with a 'floor-to-floor' height of 25 ft and a 'floor-to ceiling' height of 8 ft. which seems a bit peculiar (the same thing for your second shell)
Your second shell is only located at a height of 10 ft so your shells are overlapping. I'm not sure if that's effecting your windows appearing but it's definitely somewhere to start!
Samantha MacHardy B. Arch. Sci.