[esp-r] Re: World turned upside down....

[Bob Irving]

Thanks, Jon, not so much putting in vertices in the wrong order as
allocating the vertex coordinate s from the wrong corner....

>
> A model that seems to be upside down....
>
> It would be interesting to re-trace the steps that got to this model.
> Whether or not
> this is possible...the lesson for all is that wire-frame views can tell
> lies.... there are
> several reports that can help identify whether they are true.
>
> hint one - turn on the surface normals and look to see that they are
> facing towards outside/otherside
>
> hint two - look at the reported azimuth and elevations in the surface
> details report.  east is 90 degrees
> and south is 180 degrees, floors have an elevation of  -90 etc.
>
> hint three - check these numbers prior to spending time attributing
> surfaces - if you have an upside
> down world you might just want to delete it and start again.
>
> hint four - if you are putting in a floor plan extrusion check the order
> you put in the X Y edges (they need to
> be anti-clockwise looking down).  If you put them in clockwise you will
> have an inside-out model.
>
> hint five - mode QA reports are REALLY good for checking models.  Create
> and print out and
> show them to your colleagues - they might spot something and it might take
> them only a few minutes.
>
> -ESRU
>
> ________________________________________
> From: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk [esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk]
> On Behalf Of Bob Irving [bob.irving at brookes.ac.uk]
> Sent: 02 February 2010 16:11
> To: esp-r at lists.strath.ac.uk
> Subject: [esp-r]  World turned upside down....
>
> Attached is a screen shot of the first zone I have created in a model.
> After entering the vertices of the zone, I changed the names and added
> constructions for two walls and then did the same for the Base, with the
> addition of linking it to the ground.
> Returning to the wireframe, I now observe that the Base, renamed to
> Bdrm1_floor, is at the top of the drawing and Top-8 is at the bottom.
> I've not rotated the drawing at all (honest!)
> Please advise!
> Bob Irving
> PhD researcher
> Oxford Inst of Sustainable Development
> Oxford Brookes University
>
> 01865 484201
> 01285 650281
>
>


Bob Irving
Research Student
Oxford Inst of Sustainable Development
Oxford Brookes University

01865 484201