[esp-r] Re: Shading a multistory building

[Achim Geissler]

Hi Dimitris,

there used to be a site obstruction file option, I am not entirely sure this still works (attached an example). It would be included via .cfg in each zone for which the obstructions should be “seen” like so:

*obs ../zones/orig.obs  # obstructions

I think this generally still works, at least for old models. I don’t know if it mixes well with newer .geo files. 

What I usually do these days is simply set up the obstructions for one zone and then copy / paste them via text editor in the zone.geo files … but possibly the site option is still available, somewhere.

Best
Achim

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> On 9 Mar 2017, at 18:18, Dimitris Jim Sfakianakis <dsfakianakis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am modeling a 5 story building and want to model the shading from an adjacent building. Following the cookbook closely, I noticed that in order to do that, I have to select a specific thermal zone, define solar obstructions and then calculate shading and insolation for that zone. 
> 
> Since in my case the same obstruction is tall enough to shade more than one zone (ground, 1st and 2nd floor), is there a way to "reuse" the obstruction associated with one zone or do I have to create new ones for every vertical zone?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Dimitris
> 
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