Product(s):	OpenBuildings Energy Simulator
	Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
	Area:	Building Modelling

Overview

There are several different ways of creating your building in OpenBuildings Energy Simulator.

Method

1. Standard Project - The standard method is to trace your rooms directly in the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator modeller. For this floor plans are imported (DGN/DXF/DWG) and then used to trace the 3D rooms. To do so select Standard Project when starting your project.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Conceptual Project -  this is a quick method of entering the basic building geometry manually. The software then creates a simple model which can be used for preliminary calculations.
   
   
   
3. Hevacomp Model Import -  Existing Hevacomp Design Database projects can be directly imported into OpenBuildings Energy Simulator (see here). 
   
   
   
   
4. GBXML Import - this can be achieved as shown here. 
    
   
   
   
5. Analytical Space Model import - existing BIM models can be imported into OpenBuildings Energy Simulator via the Analytical Space Model function (info here), located within OpenBuildings Designer: