Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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The Euclid extension is currently a geometry editor only. OpenStudio allows importing IDF, but only geometry is imported (even if the IDF contains more than just geometry). Any modifications other than geometry would need to be made within OpenStudio (or whatever your modeling tool of choice). OpenStudio has "Measures" that can be used to generate the DOE prototype models, including geometry, HVAC systems, constructions etc. After generating the prototype model, you can make adjustments to the model in OpenStudio before converting/exporting to IDF.
If you prefer working on the IDF directly, I would recommend using software other than OpenStudio, such as Modelkit, Eppy, or DesignBuilder.
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The Euclid extension is currently a geometry editor only. OpenStudio allows importing IDF, but only geometry is imported (even if the IDF contains more than just geometry). Any modifications other than geometry would need to be made within OpenStudio (or whatever your modeling tool of choice). OpenStudio has "Measures" that can be used to generate the DOE prototype models, including geometry, HVAC systems, constructions etc. After generating the prototype model, you can make adjustments to the model in OpenStudio before converting/exporting to IDF.
If you prefer working on the IDF directly, I would recommend using software other than OpenStudio, such as Modelkit, Eppy, or DesignBuilder.The Commercial Prototype Building models can be downloaded from energycodes.gov/development/commercial/prototype_models.
