Tnsys3d 1.0.5.2 Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH All Rights Reserved. See the file "License.txt" for additional terms and conditions. TRNSYS3d 1.0.5.1 is a modifed version of OpenStudio 1.0.5.362 OpenStudio 1.0.5.362 Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Alliance for Sustainable Energy. All rights reserved. Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado for the United States Department of Energy. See the file "License_OpenStudio.txt" for additional terms and conditions. Release Date: 28 September 2010 System Requirements ------------------- Windows XP/2000/Vista/7 or Mac OS X 10.4+ Google SketchUp 7.0 or later (Free or Pro) EnergyPlus 5.0 Changes in Patch Trnsys3d 1.0.5.2 ---------------------- * Installer: adapted to Google SketchUp 8 * Search Tool: adapted outside boundary condition selection to TRNSYS17 Changes in Patch OpenStudio 1.0.5.362 used by Trnsys3d ---------------------- * Fixed a bug that caused some sub-surfaces on angled base surfaces to become detached from their base surface. * Fixed a bug that caused some non rectangular surfaces not to properly match using the Surface Matching tool. * Drastically increased the speed of the Surface Matching tool. * When applying default constructions to a selection, the adjacent surfaces in other zones are now also changed to keep the constructions in sync. * Fixed a problem with flickering of the Objet Info window after changing rendering modes. New Features for OpenStudio 1.0.5.362 used by Trnsys3d ---------------------- * Surface and sub-surface search. * Automatic surface matching and unmatching tool. * Default construction manager. * Render by outside boundary conditions. * Improved documentation and tutorials. Bug Fixes for OpenStudio 1.0.5 used by Trnsys3d ---------------------- * Removed dependency on Windows system dlls not shipped with plugin. Known Issues ------------ Missing Or Incomplete Features * No way to edit or delete constructions and materials for surfaces. * No way to set the zone origin for a zone (only matters for relative coordinate system). Unexpected Behaviors ------------ * Opening SKP files that have an associated IDF file can result in a set of duplicates surfaces that are slightly offset from the original surfaces. Use the Open and Save commands on the Plugins/OpenStudio menu instead. * Creating a new zone or shading group requires the user to double-click the group to edit it instead of automatically opening for edit when the group is placed. * During open of an input file, a subsurface (window or door) that shares more than one edge with the base surface breaks the base surface into two and leaves the subsurface stranded, not contained by either base surface. * During open of an input file, some surfaces will have thick lines between them instead of thin. Erasing the thick line deletes two edges instead of one and erases both surfaces. Work-around is to draw over the line with the pencil tool so that the adjoining edges turn into a thin line. (ONLY IN SKETCHUP 6.) * Deleting a base surface by erasing a shared edge with another base surface does not update the subsurfaces of the deleted base surface the new base surface. Work-around is to change the base surface reference manually using the Object Info window. * Input fields in the Object Info window do not validate. It’s possible to put in bad values. * Multiple selections don’t show up in the Object Info window, just the first of the selected objects. * Total Exterior Surface Area and other values when a zone is selected in the Object Info window can give incorrect results if the zone has been scaled externally via the group. * It’s difficult to subdivide a floor into perimeter/core surfaces without unintentionally creating a bunch of windows on the perimeter. * Different aspect ratios applied using the GeometryTransform object are not honored. Crashes ------- * Random BugSplats when exiting SketchUp. Support ------- We recognize that there are still bugs in Trnsys3d and it's base program OpenStudio. SketchUp is a flexible and dynamic program that allows the user to draw all kinds of geometry in many different ways...we certainly haven’t been able to test every single one of them. We welcome your assistance in identifying bugs so that we can get them fixed in the next version. We also welcome any feedback on how we might improve the plugin, feature requests, compliments, criticisms, etc. For all bug reports, feedback, and questions about Trnsys3d please use the TRNSYS news group. https://www-old.cae.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/trnsys-users The project website allows you to join the user support mailing list, browse the Trnsys-user archives. If Trnsys3d detects that an error has occurred, an "Error Alert" window will appear. Your first step for resolving the error should be to visit the Trnsys-user archives to check the bug tracker and user support mailing list to determine if someone else has encountered the same problem. If the issue has already been reported, there is a good chance you will find a workaround posted as well. Since Trnsys3d is based on OpenStudio, you may also check the collaborative project website of OpenStudio on SourceForge.net: http://openstudio.sourceforge.net The project website allows you to join the user support mailing list, browse the list of known issues in the bug tracker. Reporting A Bug --------------- If you think you have found an unreported bug, the next step is to send an email to the user support mailing list. You can help us the most if you follow these suggestions: * Describe the bug in your email message. Tell us what you were doing when it happened, and if possible, describe the steps necessary to reproduce the problem. * If the "Error Alert" window appeared, copy and paste the error message and backtrace into your email. * Attach the EnergyPlus input file (.idf) We’ll try to respond to your email as quickly as possible. Thanks for your help and patience!