I would like to try to automatically generate some idf files for different building heights, widths etc and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this or suggestions?
I have a bunch of polygons corresponding to building footprints and heights, and would like to assign each an idf file and then modify the idf file so it represented the building's volume. Ideally, I'd use python to manipulate the idf file, possibly using the eppy package, but I want to avoid using a 3d cad program to create specific idf file for each building footprint (i.e. drawing a box for each building and then using a plugin to create an idf file for it, like archsim in Rhino for example).
Is there any recommended documentation describing how to go from building geometry to an idf file? I was thinking of just adopting a similar zoning structure for each modeled floor, with say 4 outer zones and one inner zone based on some simple rules.
