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gbXML Export - switch true north to project north

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bbrannon4
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gbXML Export - switch true north to project north

Whenever I export a gbXML file (after creating the analysis model and all that), the geometry is always oriented towards true north rather than project north with a rotation parameter.  For example, if a simple rectangular building is on an angle form true north, even if a project north is set up in the model to keep things clean, the exported gbXML shows the building diagonally.  Is anyone aware of a setting somewhere where I can change this in order to keep my energy model cleaner (and avoid some of the stairstepping that can happen with exports from Revit on diagonal surfaces)?

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chris.kershaw
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I dont think you can export it any other way. Im only guessing here but gbXML export is for thermal modelling so true north should be the only option 

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bbrannon4
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That's what I've found as well, but wanted to check to see if I was missing something.  I disagree that it should be the only option though.  It's very common in thermal modeling to also have a project north which is different from a true north, for the exact same reasons Revit does it, and there is in fact a site rotation in the gbXML schema (named azimuth), so in theory this should be possible.

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