Conceptual Energy Analysis Construction Materials Round 2

Special thanks to Jeff Hanson for the information included below; this documentation expands on yesterdays post:

Construction Type Materials

Each of these Construction Types are defined when the energy model is first created.  To locate these materials, navigate to the following location:

Project Browser > Mass > Conceptual Constructions

You should see categories for Mass Floors, Mass Opening, Mass Roof, Mass Shade, Mass Walls & Mass Windows and Skylights:

To edit the associated material, right-click over the construction type in the Project Browser > Type Properties > Graphical Appearance.  Here you can change the material as needed.

You can see the default assignments under Analyze > Energy Settings > Conceptual Constructions

On a related note, materials containing a surface pattern do not display the pattern when assigned to a conceptual energy mass model.

Comments

[Darren Lewis]

After being confused and feeling dumb, I figured out that I can't see those Conceptual Constructions in the Project Browser until I have checked the Create Energy Model checkbox and clicked OK on the Energy Settings dialog.