3.2.0 – Release spring 2017

10-5-2017

Building Simulation

•      The Energy statistics table contains more results;

•      Daily result charts: more possibilities:

o  More than 2 y-axis;

o  It is now possible to see sub-results;

o  Negative power is visible;

o  Level “distribution” is added;

o  More results are visible, such as humidity, CO₂-concentration and screens;

o  On the levels Air handling and Building are also more results;

o  It is now possible to compare one result on all the levels;

•      Zooming in charts is better;

•      The productivity chart is more like the daily result chart;

o  The date is the same date in de daily result chart;

•      The load duration curve is now visible at air handling level;

•      The load duration curve is now visible for a total of all the emission devices;

•      The preferences in de comfort charts are now saved as long as the project is not closed;

•      It is possible to choose each room a different temperature control;

•      The air handling can now be controlled on retour temperature;

•      It is possible to control a variable air volume on CO₂ and temperature at the same time;

•      The message of solar factor in windows is improved;

•      The simulation of humidity is improved;

•      The calculation of thermally active floors is improved;

•      The control of set points of emissions devices is improved;

•      The table configuration contains more columns:

o  Min / max humidity;

o  Min / max CO₂-concentration;

o  Screens down counted;

•      Daily outputs input screen is improved;

•      The reports are more complete.

Building Simulation: Energy & Costs

•      The tables are visible in one view;

•      PV panels now uses generic input fields;

•      Calculation of wind turbines is improved;

•      Help links are working with F1 in every field.

Heat Loss calculation

•      The table Statistics is improved;

•      In background it is possible to calculate Heat Loss in de 2017 version of the ISSO-methods;

•      The reports are more complete;

•      System E (an air handling system) calculation is improved.

General

•      The result tables are now updated when switching a variant;

•      The reports are now updated when switching a variant;

•      The Word-reports are now loading much faster;

•      It is possible to put in efficiency of heat recovery in the air handling in 3 digits;

•      Sort on column title is improved in Building parts;

•      Ctrl + A in combination with filtering is improved in Building parts;

•      Name change of Air handling and Distribution is improved in output charts;

•      The result menu is now in alphabetical order;

•      The module list is now in alphabetical order;

•      In screen Habitable room it is now possible to filter columns;

•      Plugins (Reverberation) can listen to the column Calculate;

•      The look of Plugin template is more general in Properties;

•      Air handling System X is renamed to System E;

•      A solution is added in Performance Dashboard with norm and ambition containing the same value.

Geometry

•      It is now possible to import SketchUp 2017 projects (only 64bit version);

•      Preview of 64bit import is improved;

•      When importing a geometry it is now possible to maintain the current geometry;

•      In CAD-import is possible to import room-in-room.

EPG

•      BENG tables are visible in one view;

•      Calculation of PV panels is improved.

Cooling Need calculation

•      The table Statistics is improved.

Reverberation

•      The tables are visible in one view.

Ventilation

•      The tables are visible in one view.

Elements Framework

•      It is possible to add multiple tables to one view;

•      Help links can be added to input fields.