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Is it possible to mirror the building geometry?

I have created a completed OpenStudio model of a prototypical building. I need to model this building in various locations (easy part) and in some cases with the building mirrored (difficult part). I have been unable to successfully mirror the building geometry. I have tried to mirror the geometry by the scale button, and it appears to work. However, once I close out of Sketchup and open the model back up in Sketchup, the zones are discombobulated. It seems that the OpenStudio spaces do not play well with being moved, unless it is a simple translation (moving or rotating).

Has anyone been able to successfully mirror building geometry (OpenStudio spaces) in Sketchup?

Is it possible to mirror the building OpenStudio space geometry?

I have created a completed OpenStudio model of a prototypical building. I need to model this building in various locations (easy part) and in some cases with the building mirrored (difficult part). I have been unable to successfully mirror the building geometry. I have tried to mirror the geometry by the scale button, and it appears to work. However, once I close out of Sketchup and open the model back up in Sketchup, the zones are discombobulated. It seems that the OpenStudio spaces do not play well with being moved, mirrored (even though it is possible to do in Sketchup), unless it is a simple translation (moving or rotating).

Has anyone been able to successfully mirror building geometry (OpenStudio spaces) in Sketchup?

Is it possible to mirror the OpenStudio space geometry?

I have created a completed OpenStudio model of a prototypical building. I need to model this building in various locations (easy part) and in some cases with the building mirrored (difficult part). I have been unable to successfully mirror the building geometry. I have tried to mirror the geometry by the scale button, and it appears to work. However, once I close out of Sketchup and open the model back up in Sketchup, the zones are discombobulated. It seems that the OpenStudio spaces do not play well with being mirrored (even though it is possible to do in Sketchup), unless it is a simple translation (moving or rotating).

Has anyone been able to successfully mirror building geometry (OpenStudio spaces) in Sketchup?

Is it possible to mirror the OpenStudio space geometry?

I have created a completed OpenStudio model of a prototypical building. I need to model this building in various locations (easy part) and in some cases with the building mirrored (difficult part). I have been unable to successfully mirror the building geometry. I have tried to mirror the geometry by the scale button, and it appears to work. However, once I close out of Sketchup and open the model back up in Sketchup, the zones are discombobulated. It seems that the OpenStudio spaces do not play well with being mirrored (even though it is possible to do in Sketchup), unless it is a simple translation (moving or rotating).

Has anyone been able to successfully mirror building geometry (OpenStudio spaces) in Sketchup?