Modeling a dome building envelope in EnergyPlus [closed]
Is it possible to model a non-traditional building envelope like a dome in EnergyPlus?
Closed for the following reason "duplicate question" by David Goldwasser 2015-11-11 00:45:17 -0500
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You can, but the dome needs to be built up out of planer surfaces. If you are going to have glazing then the sur-surfaces need to be triangles or rectangles. Here is a post about domes specific to OpenStudio, but the same logic applies if using another modeling tool to make IDF files. There is a link to various domes on SketchUp's 3D warehouse.
Thanks for the answer David, i will try that. Cheers, Jean-Francois