Rhino model to EnergyPlus

Grasshopper
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I have a Rhino model of a building. I am hoping to learn how to take that model into Grasshopper then into EnergyPlus.

I have Rhino and the Grasshopper plugin installed but I am a complete newbie. My first problem is that I couldn’t see how to start Grasshopper once I had Rhino opened with the building model loaded.

My second problem is the building is modeled with each floor as one large space. For the energy model, I need to create perimeter and interior zones. Do I do that in Rhino or Grasshopper?

I did some web searching but couldn’t find an applicable tutorial.

Thanks for any assistance!

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You can split up the floors into zones in Rhino and then get these into grasshopper.
Are you using Ladybug - Honeybee for EnergyPlus analysis?

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Thank you wim.

Yes, I will be using Ladybug - Honeybee for the EnergyPlus analysis. I am watching a Honeybee video tutorial series.

Is there a particular command in Rhino to facilitate dividing the floor into zones?

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Not that I’m aware of, no.