Import a DXF CAD file and bring it straight into eQUEST, DesignBuilder, IES VE and More
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How It Works:
Draw a cleaned CAD file for your model (like you usually do - using single lines to outline the building footprint and zones)
Create One layer per floor
Process on Bim2Sim.com
Download the output file and open it in the eQUEST Building Creation Wizard
Update the file in the software.
Why you need it?
In most workflows, you draw the model and thermal zones in CAD from Architectural plans. Then, the user has to use those files and draw the building AGAIN in energy modeling software, a cumbersome process that is prone to errors (like when you overlap a data point by .05 feet in eQUEST).
Instead, draw the building once in CAD and export it to your software of choice, automatically creating the floor plan and all zones, without accidentally overlapping lines and causing errors.
The process will save you hours of time.
You don't even need an AutoCad license - It works with any version of DXF, even from free software.