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How detailed should I make my geometry?

I'm modeling a school building in sketchup to simulate in OpenStudio/Energyplus.

Is it feasible to model to: -Every room? -A group of rooms? -just one or two big zones in the story? -Certain type of rooms?

Here are two of the floorplans of the building: https://imgur.com/a/U9t1OXv

How detailed should I make my geometry?

I'm modeling a school building in sketchup to simulate in OpenStudio/Energyplus.

Is it feasible to model to: -Every room? -A model:

  • Every room?
  • A group of rooms? -just rooms?
  • just one or two big zones in the story? -Certain story?
  • Certain type of rooms?

Here are two of the floorplans of the building: https://imgur.com/a/U9t1OXv