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I would like to create a dome roof in OpenStudio, just like half of an egg shell ...

It seems that EnergyPlus, OpenStudio cannot accept the curves, and it's necessary to break the dome into many triangles or other plane shapes.

I watched the YouTube video of Creating Complex Geometry for an OpenStudio model and am thinking about creating a dome in Sketchup and then transfer to OpenStudio model. However, I don't understand how to transfer the complex geometry (such as a sphere) into OpenStudio model in the video. I tried to use "Experimental Workflow" - "Merge Sketchup Groups to OSM in background". It works for shapes without curves but doesn't work for cylinder ...

Anyone knows how to transfer complex sketchup groups to OSM? Or any good advice for creating dome roof?

Thank you so much.

Yan

I would like to create a dome roof in OpenStudio, just like half of an egg shell ...

It seems that EnergyPlus, OpenStudio cannot accept the curves, and it's necessary to break the dome into many triangles or other plane shapes.

I watched the YouTube video of Creating Complex Geometry for an OpenStudio model and am thinking about creating a dome in Sketchup and then transfer to OpenStudio model. However, I don't understand how to transfer the complex geometry (such as a sphere) into OpenStudio model in the video. I tried to use "Experimental Workflow" - "Merge Sketchup Groups to OSM in background". It works for shapes without curves but doesn't work for cylinder ...

Anyone knows how to transfer complex sketchup groups to OSM? Or any good advice for creating dome roof?

Thank you so much.

Yan

I would like to create a dome roof in OpenStudio, just like half of an egg shell ...

It seems that EnergyPlus, OpenStudio cannot accept the curves, and it's necessary to break the dome into many triangles or other plane shapes.

I watched the YouTube video of Creating Complex Geometry for an OpenStudio model and am thinking about creating a dome in Sketchup and then transfer to OpenStudio model. However, I don't understand how to transfer the complex geometry (such as a sphere) into OpenStudio model in the video. I tried to use "Experimental Workflow" - "Merge Sketchup Groups to OSM in background". It works for shapes without curves but doesn't work for cylinder ...

Anyone knows how to transfer complex sketchup groups to OSM? Or any good advice for creating dome roof?

Thank you so much.

Yan

I would like to create a dome roof in OpenStudio, just like half of an egg shell ...

It seems that EnergyPlus, OpenStudio cannot accept the curves, and it's necessary to break the dome into many triangles or other plane shapes.

I watched the YouTube video of Creating Complex Geometry for an OpenStudio model and am thinking about creating a dome in Sketchup and then transfer to OpenStudio model. However, I don't understand how to transfer the complex geometry (such as a sphere) into OpenStudio model in the video. I tried to use "Experimental Workflow" - "Merge Sketchup Groups to OSM in background". It works for shapes without curves but doesn't work for cylinder ...

Anyone knows how to transfer complex sketchup groups to OSM? Or any good advice for creating dome roof?

Thank you so much.

Yan