3.3.0 – Autumn 2017 release

1-11-2017

Building Simulation

      For some generators it is possible to calculate with partial efficiency: boilers, heat pumps, compression chillers and absorption chillers. Therefore the input screen is changed;

      The settings of comfort charts are now saved as long as the project is not closed;

      The temperature control room can now be set for air handling units;

      The calculation engine is now a 64bit version;

      Heating and cooling coils without power are now calculated better;

      Air flows between rooms can be given in 2 decimals for m³/h;

      Input of air curves in air handling is optimised;

      Calculation of VAV systems is optimised;

      Calculation of multiple air handling units with adiabatic cooling is better;

      Calculation of faces with 0,001m² is optimised;

      DIS-loop message now happens less frequently.

Building Simulation: Energy & Costs

      Calculation of results for buildings is improved;

      Result table input summary is added;

      More energy carriers are now calculated: external heat, external cold and oil:

The input is extended;

The output tables are optimised;

The output charts are optimised;

      Export to excel is added to charts;

Heat Loss calculation

      Air flows between rooms can be given in 2 decimals for m³/h;

      Output of thermally active ceiling and heated ceiling is optimised;

      The field gross volume of building is improved.

General

      In result tables column room number and room name are now two columns;

      The variant screen is improved;

      Toolbar button ‘variant screen’ is added;

      With adding a variant, results are not copied;

      It is now possible to not save results in the project;

      The default value of “saving results” can be set;

      It is now possible to add decimal numbers in Performance Dashboard;

      The temperature control room input is improved (including undo/redo);

      Template “HVAC” can now have colours;

      Screen updating of property screens is improved;

      Sorting rooms on column name is optimised;

      Volume calculation of variants is optimised;

      Air handling crash in library is fixed;

      Undo / redo on custom values in property screens is improved;

      Undo / redo in variant screen is optimised;

      The screen Location is improved.

Geometry

      It is now possible to import gbXML files;

      Default option is now “Select”

      Selection after BIM-import is optimised;

      Saving of images is improved;

      Rotation of building parts is improved;

      Deleting floors is improved;

      Placing the comfort point is optimised.

EPG

      The screen distribution domestic hot water is optimised;

      The output chart can now exported to Excel;

      Custom shading reduction factors are added;

      Chart colours are optimised;

      Custom values for domestic hot water is now possible;

      Water flow of cold storage can now filled in with 5 decimals.

Reverberation

      The output chart can now exported to Excel.

Ventilation

      Adding rooms to habitable spaces is improved.

Elements Framework

      Plugins can now use the group “buildings”;

      It is now possible to show input in output tables of plugins.