Change Model from external/center to internal face definition

[mostapha]

Hi @HeikoWoehrle, Thank you for sharing the diagram, and sorry about not following up for the last few days. This does clarify the intention.

@HeikoWoehrle

I’d like to set up one honeybee model and use it with different applications and for different compliance cases. Some require the faces to be on the wall finish other require them to be at the outside boundary. And because i’m a bit lazy and don’t want to create two models i’m wondering if we can make the model switchable.

Amen! This is the ideal scenario. I understand the desire to be able to export the model to different software without making the changes manually.

@HeikoWoehrle

I already tried to move the faces in the model but recognized they aren’t connected.

Yes. The moving face doesn’t adjust to the other faces in the room. I don’t know how much work it would be to provide support for that. @chris and @MingboPeng what are your thoughts on this? This has come up before for daylight modeling too. Is there a way to natively support this?

@HeikoWoehrle

I have a working alpha version of the export script from honeybee model to German ECAD that i can share if it is interesting for you. Maybe we can start a small group to adapt to European (and German) standards. Or is there already something like that?

Absolutely! If you can provide us with a sample code, we can work together to make it an official extension for honeybee, and also integrate it into Pollination directly if that makes your life easier. That’s how honeybee-doe2 started too. Thanks!