Ecotect Analysis Forum (Read Only)
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Exporting to energy plus

3 REPLIES 3
Reply
Message 1 of 4
rbirchmore
1317 Views, 3 Replies

Exporting to energy plus

I have Ecotect 2010 and am having trouble exporting to Energy Plus 5.0.

The data manager file says its exporting to version 5, but having sent some files to Energy Plus they think its trying to export to an earlier version.

Can I have confirmation that it is exporting to Energy plus 5.?

 

 

 

3 REPLIES 3
Message 2 of 4
barrytsai
in reply to: rbirchmore

You can export to gbxml file (from FILE -> Export -> To External Analysis Tool). WIth gbxml file, you can go to Green Building Service. It supports exporting file from gbxml to EP 5.x file format.

Message 3 of 4
FabianPosadas
in reply to: rbirchmore

To export from Ecotect into EnergyPlus you will need to download the Energyplus transitions program. This will help update your .idf export to the most current version recognized by energyplus. Ecotect currently exports an outdated idf file that is not compatible with the current version of energyplus

 

http://energyplus.helpserve.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view

 

 

best of luck

 

 

Fabian

Message 4 of 4
FabianPosadas
in reply to: rbirchmore

Another thing if you are interested in energymodeling take a look at project Vasari

its Autodesk new conceptual massing and Analysis tool that is capable of doing early perimeter and core energy analysis. This Analysis tool is also capable of exporting idf file into Energyplus for further analysis. beside connecting to energyplus it also exports inp files that connect directly in to eQuest's detailed interface.

 

 

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/

 

 

once again best of luck

 

 

Fabian

Can't find what you're looking for? Ask the community or share your knowledge.

Post to forums  

Autodesk Design & Make Report