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Likely the OS gurus will have suggestions, but depending on your requirements for building geometry you could use the following public domain tools/methods.
- Use
CONTAM
to create scaled, rectilinear shaped buildings (this is the main limitation on geometry). Drawing/defining multilevel buildings with ContamW is very simple. - Use the
Contam3DExport
tool to extrude them to IDF files. Allows you to create IDF using pre-defined IDFs that contain building constructions/materials to be assigned based on surface type, e.g., exterior walls, interior walls, floors, etc. Can even createAirLoopHVAC
for multiple systems if desired. - Use eppy to modify IDF files as desired.
Let me know if you need more info.
Stuart