IDA ICE 4.6 changelog

New in ICE 4.6 (rel. to ICE 4.5.1)

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• Changed IDA license handling menu to only include update license

• Replaced sample IFC file "SmallOffice_d_IFC2x3.ifc"

• Added documentation to supervisory control

• The applets used in Room Wisard are now signed (to avoid blocking)

• MINMAX replaced with MINMAXD in heating and cooling fan coil macros
  and in VAV_T+CO2 control macro.

• Possibility to show a diagram with same variables from all (or selected) zones
  Available by right clicking the variable in legend

• Added signal CO2vol to zone proxy and zone sensor (unit = ppm (vol))

• Added duration of cooling and heating period to the zone energy report

• Checking t > g for windows with shades

• Show list of references to meters, AHU, control macros (as was for resources)

• Add sill height columns to the table of windows

• Possibility to shift IFC model

• Added capacity parameter to heat exchanger form (default: unknown)

• Decoupling: added TQ connection between decoupled half-walls

[Beta 2]

• Do not block modeler when waiting output from solver

• Zone AHU may be connected with plant from "AHU" side

• Support adding fileds to forms (by ICE extensions or by scripts)

• Removed decoupling: it will be an extension

• New option for leaks: given flow

[Beta 3]

• The windows inserted in [vertical] facades are now shown in floor plan

[Beta 5]

• Added Cd factor for openings (incl openable windows)

• Added opening size for openable windows

• New version of SketchUp reader to support SketchUp 2013 files

• Zoom selected object in 3D view

• The selection of connected facade changed to hierarchical menu
  (building part -> fasade/roof [-> roof part])

• Display coordinates in status bar when drawing a zone

[Beta 6]

• For detailed windows:
  Calculating glazing properties with and without shading.
  The result may be stored as "simple" glass construction and shading.

[Beta 7]

• Zooming 3D view with mouse wheel

• More options for duration diagram
  Display "over" and "under" times for.

[Beta 8]

• Carpet plot

• Custom time schedules (e.g. from source files) may be defined in
  control macros

• Added a column with sensible cooling load

[Beta 9]

• New ICE site (Download & Info Center).
  Redesign of the help menu and process guide.

• Additional shading objects (fixed shade, fixed fins) may be inserted into face in 3D view

• Allow user-defined signals in AHU and Plant proxy

• Logging and animation of window integrated shading control

[Beta 10]

• Export systems to IDA Viewer (not openable in IDA Modeler)

[Beta 11-15]

• Using "Mode" dialog to insert features in floor plan
  (double-click feature in palette to open dialog; click multiple place to insert; Ok button to exit mode)

• Carpet plot

• Shading objects (without control) may be insertion into faces (in 3D view)

• Shading transparency [without diffusion and reflection]

• Fixed logging local AHUS and fan coils to Systems report

• For detailed window: Calculate parameters at reference conditions
  with possibility to save results as simple glazing and shading

• More detailed categories of enclosing elements in the table "Zone totals"
  and in the input data report

• New fan coil: CAV. Removed "Undefined" fan coil.

• Solar panel: added temperature limit

[Beta 16]

• Shading transparency [without diffusion and reflection] also for imported objects

• Improved animation controls

Changes in models and functions called from models

• TankStrat Shunt not used in very first IV.

• SyntClim Fixed calculation of RelHum

• CEDETZON New option for MiscMeasure: XCO2Vol
  CESIMZON

• CESIMZON Allow negative CO2FSrcEquip

• MLEAK New option: given flow

• WitType Excluded error when not connected with DetWin model

• StInjCtr Defined default binding for input signals

• CELVO Fixed time constant for caclulation density
  CELHO (default value = 30s)
  MLVO
  MLHO

• DETWIN Fixed expression for Nu[i], was SIN(degrees)

Fixed bugs

• Internal shading of floors did not work properly when compass or building is rotated

• Bug in "paste here" building body

• The local cooling and heating was reported twice in the diagram "zone energy sources"

• Fixed some license bugs

• Fixed bug in generating facades form IFC

• Fixed logging of output signal from schedule - did not work with "always_on" and
  "always_off" schedules

• Fixed "Call of undefined ASK-USER-FOR-CHOICE-FROM-LIST"

• Fixed symbol of interface reference in control macro (was lost in version project)

• Fixed changing occupant type in ESBO

• Fixed copying plot line of operative temperature

• Fixed crash in calc-part-sizes

• Fuxed clothing in design load dialog (did not work)

• Avoid crash when importing IFC file with too complicated roof

• Fixed reloading resources from DB - in case when the new resources use other
  DB entities that are not yet loaded (e.g., new version of wall construction
  requires loaning new materials)

• Fixed moving building body relative to the ground level (for editable body only)

• Disabled zero design air flow for active beams (unless the power is also zero)

[Beta 2]

• Fixed comfort report for >1 year sumulation

• Fixed checking mixture of window models

• Fixed bugs in refreshing view while making grid of windows

• Fixed exporting protected PRN files to Excel

[Beta 5]

• Error in shading of double glass façade (also as patch ICE 4.5)

• Removed limit of length of command line (was 256 characters)

• Fixed plugging of flow variables when removing a connection in sub-macro

• Fixed default value in VAV cooling fan coil

• Fixed error message about missing climate file

• Windows inserted into faces that are partially adjacent to other body parts
  did not work. Now fixed

• Variable setpoints stored in version project file did not work. Now fixed

• Fixed loss of text of the x-Axis of duration diagram with weight schedule

• Fixed bug with shading of diffuse light

[Beta 7]

• Fixed crash in case of error in license

• Fixed error when the path name of the current folder was too long

[Beta 14]

• Fixed bug with shading from imported objects