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    Methods of creating building model

      Product(s): OpenBuildings Energy Simulator
      Version(s): CONNECT Edition
      Area: Building Modelling

    Overview

    There are several different ways of creating your building in OpenBuildings Energy Simulator.

    Method

    1. Standard Project - The standard method is to trace your rooms directly in the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator modeller. For this floor plans are imported (DGN/DXF/DWG) and then used to trace the 3D rooms. To do so select Standard Project when starting your project.




    2. Conceptual Project -  this is a quick method of entering the basic building geometry manually. The software then creates a simple model which can be used for preliminary calculations.


    3. Hevacomp Model Import -  Existing Hevacomp Design Database projects can be directly imported into OpenBuildings Energy Simulator (see here). 



    4. GBXML Import - this can be achieved as shown here. 
       


    5. Analytical Space Model import - existing BIM models can be imported into OpenBuildings Energy Simulator via the Analytical Space Model function (info here), located within OpenBuildings Designer:

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