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  Topic: DB Geometry Generation Question
markcarey

Replies: 5
Views: 537

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:17 pm   Subject: DB Geometry Generation Question
DesignBuilder Model (.dsb) file and the compact.idf file generated by DesignBuilder

If the compact.idf file is run from EPLaunch EnergyPlus gives a number of Warnings most are related to convergenc ...
  Topic: DB Geometry Generation Question
markcarey

Replies: 5
Views: 537

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:59 am   Subject: DB Geometry Generation Question
Steve,

Short answer I believe is yes.

dsb converted to idf by DesignBuilder
dxf produced by EnergyPlus

As you correctly suggest it could be a Geometry Generation problem in DesingBuilder or ...
  Topic: DB Geometry Generation Question
markcarey

Replies: 5
Views: 537

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:01 am   Subject: DB Geometry Generation Question
Refer attached image db-geometry-bug.png rendered by TrueView 2007 after EnergyPlus 2.1.0 run, and corresponding view from DesignBuilder db-correct-geometry.png of geometry as expected.

Geometry mo ...
  Topic: DB Feature Request: Geometry Modelling Enhancements
markcarey

Replies: 6
Views: 686

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:13 pm   Subject: Resulting geometry
For the interested, refer attached
  Topic: DB Feature Request: Geometry Modelling Enhancements
markcarey

Replies: 6
Views: 686

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:55 am   Subject: Non-rectangular windows
AOG,

Thanks for the tip - I knew that EnergyPlus didnt like it when I tried to feed it trapezoidal windows complaining that they were non-rectangular.

I see that DesignBuilder (1.5.0.042) side s ...
  Topic: DB Feature Request: Geometry Modelling Enhancements
markcarey

Replies: 6
Views: 686

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:29 pm   Subject: Thanks!
Steve,

Thanks, a cunning suggestion, v2.0 modelling improvements sound worthwhile!

Had a play and can get it to work! However DesignBuilder wont let us create trapezoidal windows ...

Looking ...
  Topic: DB Feature Request: Geometry Modelling Enhancements
markcarey

Replies: 6
Views: 686

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:43 pm   Subject: DB Feature Request: Geometry Modelling Enhancements
Hi,

Following the DesignBuilder Aust training have been trying to do some more modelling with DesignBuilder and hit a couple of snags, which may make for possible improvements for DB.

1. When we ...
  Topic: Select which OpenGL Driver DesignBuilder is to use
markcarey

Replies: 2
Views: 597

PostForum: EnergyPlus Simulation   Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:56 am   Subject: Select which OpenGL Driver DesignBuilder is to use
Trying to use the Silicon Graphics Software OpenGL driver from, ftp dot meer dot net / pub / gold / sgi-opengl / opengl2.exe with DesignBuilder on Microsoft Windows XP.

The DesignBuilder documentat ...
 
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