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a new 3D Geometry Tool for Free

asked 2019-06-05 18:05:10 -0500

SaraM's avatar

updated 2020-05-21 08:30:30 -0500

Aaron Boranian's avatar

Hi,

Currently I am using Sketchup to set up the geometry for EnergyPlus. I just wonder if there is any effort to make a new 3D geometry platform in the near future that is free to use for energy simulation.

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if you have access to a Rhinoceros license, Ladybug tools is a very good shot - https://www.ladybug.tools/ Check out Honeybee.

rafael.alonso's avatar rafael.alonso  ( 2019-06-11 09:13:59 -0500 )edit

There are no plans to make a 3D interface on the E+ developer side.

mdahlhausen's avatar mdahlhausen  ( 2020-07-09 18:18:25 -0500 )edit
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answered 2020-07-08 22:31:18 -0500

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updated 2020-07-09 05:52:00 -0500

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Not a direct answer to the OP's question, but possibly helpful for those who are finding that Sketchup is no longer free.

As mentioned here by @ericmartinp: a perpetually free older version of Sketchup can be downloaded here.

Then, a version of the Euclid Sketchup plugin that works with that version can be found here.

I found this to be a working, free solution.

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I updated your answer to call it the "Euclid" sketchup plugin, not the "OpenStudio" sketchup plugin, since that's what it is called. The OpenStudio sketchup plugin is different.

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 2020-07-09 05:52:29 -0500 )edit
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