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'''<IS_TS id=PH_ISNS5_BASE/>''' | '''<IS_TS id=PH_ISNS5_BASE/>''' | ||
* Ability to limit the range of visible stories in the 3D view to those with selected elements | * Ability to limit the range of visible stories in the 3D view to those with selected elements | ||
* Quick switch between visible stories in the 3D view | * Quick switch between visible stories in the 3D view | ||
* Distance measurement in a 3D view (for the result to be correct, set the view to one of the perpendicular to the planes of the coordinate system) | * Distance measurement in a 3D view (for the result to be correct, set the view to one of the perpendicular to the planes of the coordinate system) | ||
* Ability to set the background style in the 3D view (''<IS_TS id=btUstawienia/>'' - ''<IS_TS id=btUstawieniaWygladEkranu/>'') | * Ability to set the background style in the 3D view (''<IS_TS id=btUstawienia/>'' - ''<IS_TS id=btUstawieniaWygladEkranu/>'') | ||
* Improvements to the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element by: | * Improvements to the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element by: | ||
** possibility of replacing the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element with the walls of the building in order to properly model its subpartitions | ** possibility of replacing the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element with the walls of the building in order to properly model its subpartitions | ||
** blocking the possibility of moving the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element automatically generated | ** blocking the possibility of moving the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element automatically generated | ||
** improvement of the visualization of the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element in the ''<IS_TS id=GraphicalEdit/>'' window, which makes it easier to change their thickness | ** improvement of the visualization of the walls of the ''<IS_TS id=Lukarna/>'' element in the ''<IS_TS id=GraphicalEdit/>'' window, which makes it easier to change their thickness | ||
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* Improvement of the ''<IS_TS id=btCheckFlow/>'' function | * Improvement of the ''<IS_TS id=btCheckFlow/>'' function | ||
* The ''<IS_TS id = GenerateSchematicCaption />'' function works separately for the project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/>'' | * The ''<IS_TS id = GenerateSchematicCaption />'' function works separately for the project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/>'' | ||
* Distinction of the ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicWorksheet' />'' icon on the ribbon for project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/>'' | * Distinction of the ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicWorksheet' />'' icon on the ribbon for project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/>'' | ||
* Easier access to ''<IS_TS id = iNameHyperlinkRozw />'' worksheets by separating a separate branch for worksheets with schematic views into project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/> '' | * Easier access to ''<IS_TS id = iNameHyperlinkRozw />'' worksheets by separating a separate branch for worksheets with schematic views into project scopes: ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeGrzewczeIChlodnicze/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=InstalacjeWodociagowe/> '' | ||
* Improved operation of ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicCaption/>'' algorithm for variants available for the ''<IS_TS id=SchematicStartPointNameSingle/>'' element in the ''<IS_TS id=ElementyPrezentowaneNaRozw/> field'' | * Improved operation of ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicCaption/>'' algorithm for variants available for the ''<IS_TS id=SchematicStartPointNameSingle/>'' element in the ''<IS_TS id=ElementyPrezentowaneNaRozw/> field'' | ||
* Improving program performance by speeding up the ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicCaption />'' operation | * Improving program performance by speeding up the ''<IS_TS id=GenerateSchematicCaption />'' operation | ||
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'''<IS_TS id =rpPodkladyIFC/>''' | '''<IS_TS id =rpPodkladyIFC/>''' | ||
* New edit scope visibility mode named: ''<IS_TS id=stringZakresEdycjiVisibleOnlyEdges/>''. Displays the edges on the IFC model, facilitating further analysis when interpreting IFC objects into structural elements further used to create a thermal model | * New edit scope visibility mode named: ''<IS_TS id=stringZakresEdycjiVisibleOnlyEdges/>''. Displays the edges on the IFC model, facilitating further analysis when interpreting IFC objects into structural elements further used to create a thermal model | ||
* Ability to display the object ''ifcSpace'' in the ''<IS_TS id=GraphicalEdit/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=View3D />'' windows, which facilitates the analysis of the IFC model and the outline of rooms | * Ability to display the object ''ifcSpace'' in the ''<IS_TS id=GraphicalEdit/>'' and ''<IS_TS id=View3D />'' windows, which facilitates the analysis of the IFC model and the outline of rooms | ||
* New search criteria in the ''<IS_TS id=FindTitle/>'' window for the ''<IS_TS id=lystrGraphicBackground/>'' edit scope: ''ifcSpace'', ''ifcPlate'', ''ifcMember'' | * New search criteria in the ''<IS_TS id=FindTitle/>'' window for the ''<IS_TS id=lystrGraphicBackground/>'' edit scope: ''ifcSpace'', ''ifcPlate'', ''ifcMember'' | ||
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'''IFC (BIM) building structure elements export''' | '''IFC (BIM) building structure elements export''' | ||
* New module that allows you to export the building structure designed in InstalSystem 5 to an IFC4 file (as Reference View) | * New module that allows you to export the building structure designed in InstalSystem 5 to an IFC4 file (as Reference View) | ||
(more information on the Reference view: https://standards.buildingsmart.org/MVD/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD2_TC1/RV1_2/HTML/schema/views/reference-view/index.htm) | (more information on the Reference view: https://standards.buildingsmart.org/MVD/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD2_TC1/RV1_2/HTML/schema/views/reference-view/index.htm) | ||
* The function of exporting structure elements is available in the ''<IS_TS id=lystrPrintPreview/>'' scope | * The function of exporting structure elements is available in the ''<IS_TS id=lystrPrintPreview/>'' scope | ||
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'''IFC (BIM) building structure elements export''' / '''<IS_TS id=rpEksportIFC_HC/>''' / '''<IS_TS id=rprpEksportIFC_T/>''' | '''IFC (BIM) building structure elements export''' / '''<IS_TS id=rpEksportIFC_HC/>''' / '''<IS_TS id=rprpEksportIFC_T/>''' | ||
* New, dedicated ''<IS_TS id=rpExportPlikuIFC/>'' window allows for: | * New, dedicated ''<IS_TS id=rpExportPlikuIFC/>'' window allows for: | ||
** include or exclude element labels from export | ** include or exclude element labels from export | ||
** precise determination of the scope of exported elements | ** precise determination of the scope of exported elements | ||
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'''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_H/>''' / '''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_C/>''' | '''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_H/>''' / '''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_C/>''' | ||
* New thermostatic connection sets for bathroom and decorative radiators | * New thermostatic connection sets for bathroom and decorative radiators | ||
* New ''<IS_TS id=ZakonczenieDzialkiBPM/>'' element enabling modeling of venting and drain pipe-runs ending with a free outlet | * New ''<IS_TS id=ZakonczenieDzialkiBPM/>'' element enabling modeling of venting and drain pipe-runs ending with a free outlet | ||
* 3D visualization of connection type variants for the ''<IS_TS id=iNameCOElementONarzOporze/>'' element when declaring data in the ''<IS_TS id=DataEditorTable/>'' window | * 3D visualization of connection type variants for the ''<IS_TS id=iNameCOElementONarzOporze/>'' element when declaring data in the ''<IS_TS id=DataEditorTable/>'' window | ||
'''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_HL/>''' | '''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_HL/>''' | ||
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'''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_T/>''' | '''<IS_TS id=PH_IS5_T/>''' | ||
* The possibility of using manifolds in the hot water circulation network | * The possibility of using manifolds in the hot water circulation network | ||
* New ''<IS_TS id=ZakonczenieDzialkiBPM/>'' element enabling modeling of venting and drain pipe-runs ending with a free outlet | * New ''<IS_TS id=ZakonczenieDzialkiBPM/>'' element enabling modeling of venting and drain pipe-runs ending with a free outlet | ||
* The ''<IS_TS id=iNameSanZrodlo/>'' element has additional text data ''<IS_TS id =sPrzeznaczenieCzynnika/> '' (e.g. drinking water, process water). After calculations, this information is available in the labels of fed elements (it does not affect the calculations) | * The ''<IS_TS id=iNameSanZrodlo/>'' element has additional text data ''<IS_TS id =sPrzeznaczenieCzynnika/> '' (e.g. drinking water, process water). After calculations, this information is available in the labels of fed elements (it does not affect the calculations) | ||
* In the ''<IS_TS id=FindTitle/>'' window it is possible to define the search criteria: ''<IS_TS id=strpnOdbPunktCzerpalny/>'' located on a specific type of element ''<IS_TS id=iNameSanZrodloSciekow/>'' | * In the ''<IS_TS id=FindTitle/>'' window it is possible to define the search criteria: ''<IS_TS id=strpnOdbPunktCzerpalny/>'' located on a specific type of element ''<IS_TS id=iNameSanZrodloSciekow/>'' | ||
* New ''<IS_TS id=SeparatedSchematics/>'' option in the ''<IS_TS id=DataEditorTable/>'' window for the ''<IS_TS id=rpCreateSchematicStartPointW/>'' element, giving the possibility to create separate ''<IS_TS id=iNameCOHyperlinkRozw/>'' worksheets for cold water installation and for domestic hot water and circulation | * New ''<IS_TS id=SeparatedSchematics/>'' option in the ''<IS_TS id=DataEditorTable/>'' window for the ''<IS_TS id=rpCreateSchematicStartPointW/>'' element, giving the possibility to create separate ''<IS_TS id=iNameCOHyperlinkRozw/>'' worksheets for cold water installation and for domestic hot water and circulation | ||
* Presentation of ''<IS_TS id= iNameDEA/>'' and ''<IS_TS id =ZaworMieszajacy/>'' elements on ''<IS_TS id=iNameHyperlinkRozw />'' worksheets | *Presentation of ''<IS_TS id= iNameDEA/>'' and ''<IS_TS id =ZaworMieszajacy/>'' elements on ''<IS_TS id=iNameHyperlinkRozw />'' worksheets | ||
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RELEASE Rev. 20.2
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 20.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 20.0
IFC (BIM) import basis
- A new module that allows to import a building model (including installations and equipment) from IFC files (watch video)
- Import of IFC files as an independent model (available on Underlay scope)
- Loading the IFC model into any project (new and with the existing, e.g. building structure or installation), including removing and replacing the existing model (re-import)
- Loading many independent models into one project
- Possibility of precise model management, incl. preview of the full structure of the IFC file, preview of the properties of each element, hiding and searching for elements using the Project browser window
- Loading of IFC models containing both architecture and designed installations previously exported from InstalSystem 5 and from other programs
- Model visible as in the 2D editor window (drawing as edges) as in the 3D view window (actual model)
- Snap-in of construction elements and installations drawn on a 2D view to IFC objects
- IFC models export to DXF / DWG (2D), PDF (2D / 3D) formats
IFC (BIM) building data interpretation
- A new module that allows the interpretation of structural objects from the IFC file into InstalSystem 5 structural partitions (further used, among others, for thermal calculations of the building) (watch video)
- Independent interpretation of selected stories based on the IFC file to obtain worksheets
- Interpretation of selected construction elements (ifcBeam, ifcBuildingElementProxy, ifcColumn, ifcCurtainWall, ifcDoor, ifcFooting, ifcOpeningElement, ifcRoof, ifcSlab, ifcWall, ifcWindow and others) to InstalSystem 5 construction elements (Wall (with the element Opening in wall), Window, Door, Roof, Slab (with the element Opening in slab)) and used, among others, by the Heat loss module
- Possibility to modify or remove interpreted elements of the building structure
IFC (BIM) heating/cooling system export / IFC (BIM) tap water system export
- New modules enabling the export to an IFC4 file of heating and water installations designed in InstalSystem 5 (as Reference View) (watch video)
- More information: https://standards.buildingsmart.org/MVD/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD2_TC1/RV1_2/HTML/schema/views/reference-view/index.htm
- The installation export function is available on the scope Printout
- Compliance of the classification of elements with the IFC4 standard: https://standards.buildingsmart.org/MVD/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD2_TC1/RV1_2/HTML/
- Controlling the export of labels assigned to items in the window -> Other settings -> Export labels to IFC file (the default is this option is unchecked)
- Compatibility of coordinates of the exported IFC file from InstalSystem 5 program with the loaded IFC model within the IFC (BIM) import basis module
Base module
- New graphic elements: Polygon, Polyline, Rectangle, Ellipse
- A throbber (Spinning wheel) for Check connections function
- New function Move underlay enabling precise shifting of the underlay (by the indicated vector)
- New marker (a dot) that distinguishes active Window (watch video)
- Abort calculations button (watch video)
- Improvement of program performance by:
- Speed up of work on big underlays in DWG/DXF format
- Speed up of graphics operations
- Speed up of ZOOM/PAN/ROTATE operations in the 3D view window
- Speed up of the Pipe-run elements insertion
- Speed up of data refresh operations in a General data window
- Ability to control automatically created building units: Common to entire building / Separate for storeys
- Possibility to create building units from the window 2D editor by selecting rooms and entering a common name for them in the field Building unit
- Sorting the list of rooms in the window Project browser by the symbol of the room (the function is available under the right mouse button on the Building unit )
- New function Terrain modelling enabling modeling and graphical visualization of ground surfaces of various shapes (in the form of a building envelope as a curve at the contact of the ground with external walls) (watch video)
- Improvements of the Dormer by:
- improvement of automatically generated dormers on the Construction scope
- correct generation of the internal wall if the element Dormer covers two or more rooms
- Rearrangement and improvement of the assignment of elements to layers after exporting a drawing to DWG / DXF formats
- Update of product catalogues.
Heating systems/ Cooling systems
- New element: Low-loss header' with size selected from the catalogue or automatically sized depending of flow rate (watch video)
- New element: Expansion vessel with size selected manually from the catalogue (watch video)
- New graphic elements (not calculated): Pressure gauge and Thermometer, straight and angular, possible to insert into the pipe-runs on the plan or in the 3D model (watch video)
- A default Non-return valve can be set in General data window
- Possibility to present the values of Obtained heating output and Obtained cooling output in Room label. Other values re-arranged and renamed.
- Corrected and completed content of tables Manifold table and Radiant heating general results, in cases when a Radiator is supplied from the same manifold as Radiant heating.
- New options in the Orientation field in Data table for Mixer / Pump unit /Control loop (watch video)
- Possibility to change the position of the front of the Terminal unit element, which affects the result of the Generate schematic view function (watch video)
- New presentation for the segments of pipe-runs coming out of the Manifold on the Automatic schematic view of installation sheet - graphical offset of the supply and return pipe-runs.
- 3D visualisation of: Manifold, Mixer / Pump unit , Hydraulic control loop elements orientation, during data declaration in Data table window (watch video)
- Possibility to exclude selected rooms or receivers from the cooling function in heating/cooling installations (watch video)
Radiators sizing
- Integrated universal (with right or left side connection) radiators - possibility to choose an universal radiators both as a Default left side conn. radiator type as well as as Default right side conn. radiator type
- Change of diagnostics message: terminal unit connection system from other catalogue than connection pipes priority from Warning to Error, allowing for a faster response to the incompatible choice of system for Default radiator connection system (right/left/middle conn.) in relation to the choice of Default pipe types and insulation for Branch/TU connection pipe in General data window (watch video)
Heat loss
- Constant, independent of the calculation options, visibility of values in the project data: cwirk for the building and Cwirk/A for a Partition definition
- Calculations according to ÖNORM EN 12831; H 7500-1 standard have all result tables according to this standard
- The ability to select a preset for fh in Data table window of Room, which are higher than 5m.
- Optimization of the Thermal calculations of building algorithm, what may reduce time of the calculations
- Improvements to the Dormer by:
- correct determination of the room cubic capacity if the element Dormer covers two or more rooms
- improvement of the determination of thermal partitions in the H&E(T) scope for various design situations including dormers
- Improvement of the algorithm that automatically creates thermal partitions from structural elements
- Automatic division of thermal partitions into or taking into account the course of the ground curve (new element )
Tap water systems
- New element: Expansion vessel with size selected manually from the catalogue (watch video)
- New graphic elements (not calculated): Pressure gauge> and Thermometer, straight and angular, possible to insert into the pipe-runs on the plan or in the 3D model (watch video)
- Improvement of algorithm generating automatically schematic views
- Change of diagnostics message: terminal unit connection system from other catalogue than connection pipes priority from Warning to Error, allowing for a faster response to the incompatible choice of system for System of connections for other water outlet points in relation to the choice of Default pipe types and insulation for Branch/TU connection pipe in General data window (watch video)
RELEASE Rev. 19.6
Base module
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.5
Base module
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.4
Base module
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.3
Base module
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.2
Base module
- Correction of critical errors which blocked the Generate schematic view function.
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.1
Base module
- Possibility to update InstalSystem 5 without requiring the administrator rights.
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 19.0
Base module
- Improvements in the program performance:
- Faster response to group selection of the elements
- Smoother work with 3D view window
- Acceleration of : Automatic walls, slabs and roofs and Correction of wall geometry functions - If a high-performance graphics card (not integrated with the motherboard or with the processor) is detected in the hardware configuration, it is set as active for the InstalSystem 5 program. This eliminates problems with the stability and performance of the application resulting from the lower performance of the integrated graphics card
- PDF files exported by the program now have a vector structure, which allowed to significantly reduce their size
- The front side of some elements is marked when selecting the element in the plan view - helps to obtain correct Automatic schematic view of installation
- Automatic generation of flat roofs (watch the video)
- Support for creating a building structure and designing installations in buildings with multiple series of storeys (with mutually shifted floor levels) by: (watch the video)
- Possibility to display the Building contour element on another series of storeys (new field ). This allows for the correct generation of structural partitions (walls and ceilings) after calling the Automatic walls, slabs and roofs function
- Possibility of dividing the Slab element and quick convertion into the Roof
- Possibility to combine parts of the installation on different series of storeys using the Riser element (with the option and the option to hide the Riser element in the printout)
- Printout on one sheet two storeys, using the Additional storey field available for the Printout pages element - Opening in wall element has been given a new option of connecting rooms by Merge rooms checkbox, available in Data table window (watch the video)
- Extended descriptions of the functions on the ribbon for the Construction edit scope (watch the video)
- Presentation of product catalog codes at the stage of editing general data and data of elements (watch the video)
- Standard logo of the manufacturer distributing the given corporate version of the InstalSystem 5 package presented in tabular printouts can be replaced with the user's logo, e.g. of a design office (watch the video)
- Automatic schematic view of installation: rearrangement of the sections and fields in Data table for Starting point
Heating systems / Cooling systems
- New elements: single manifold, pipe-run No-flow, Safety valve
- The Terminal unit element has been given a new option to define a default distance from the floor, separately for each storey
- Elements: Mixer / Pump unit and Hydraulic control loop
- Possibility to choose the level of detail in presentation of these elements separately on individual views: 2D, 3D and schematic view (watch the video)
- Possibility to define the dimensions of these elements on Automatic schematic view of installation sheet regardless of the dimentions on 2D/3D views (watch the video)
- New fields: Default width of mixers / control/mixing units and Default height of mixers / control/mixing units in Data table for Starting point allows to define default dimensions of these elements on a particular Automatic schematic view of installation sheet
Heat loss
- Calculations of the heat load of the building in accordance with ÖNORM EN 12831 + H-7500-1
- Optimization of the Thermal calculations of building algorithm, what may reduce time of the calculations
Radiant systems
- Two-parameter manifolds, integrating the high- and low- temperature part and the mixing unit (watch the video)
- New template of manifold chart, dedicated to industrial systems
- New checkbox Hide systems from catalogues different than the manifold
- Acceleration of the supply temperature optimization algorythm, what may reduce time of the calculations
Tap water extensions
- Three-way mixing valves, reducing the temperature of hot water (watch the video)
RELEASE Rev. 18.5
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 18.4
Cooling systems
- Method of determining the specific heat of the medium filling the installation has been improved.
RELEASE Rev. 18.3
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 18.2
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 18.0
Base module
- Change of the program architecture to 64-bit. That means there is a possibility to use all of the computer's RAM available. Previous publications, which were in 32-bit architecture, could only use 4GB of RAM.
- Improvements in the program performance:
- faster response to switching between two types of elements Worksheet
- faster loading of 3D view content
- faster opening of files containing DWG/DXF underlay
- reduced time of Computation of building structure
- reduced time of Thermal calculations of building - Improvements of the algorithm which creates Automatic schematic view of installation
- New diagnostic messages related to the function Automatic schematic view of installation.
The contested elements are indicated in the graphic editor. - New graphic presentation of the Endpoint for schematic view.
- Symbols of the element Starting point are generated automatically after using the function Generate for Automatic schematic view of installation.
- Selection of item Fragment of installation on Sheet type: Schematic view references to item Endpoint on Sheet type: Plan view.
- New hints on Status Bar informing about active keys during insertion of the elements.
- Improved AUTO mode and ORTO mode for drawing of building structure.
- Possibility to edit Roof element on 3D view.
- Possibility to define roof slope with automatic calculation of elevation of ordinates for Roof.
- Dormers are included in calculations of Net volume.
- Change in organization of Ribbon in Construction section:
- Buttons are sorted in order of recommended path of use for building structure designing
- Button Automatic walls, slabs and roofs moved to the Construction section. - New diagnostic related to wall connections after using Automatic walls, slabs and roofs function, informing about detected irregularities.
- New Component styles 2D and 3D on Construction scope supporting the design and verification of the building structure.
- New tool Correction of wall geometry enables automatic correction of building structure by using functions:
- Correct wall connections
- Correct wall thickness, enables getting the same walls thickness in entire project.
- Correct angles of the walls, enables the correction of parallelism / perpendicularity of walls relative to each other
- Correct position between storeys, enables the correction of the position and displacement of walls between storeys with the possibility of indicating a reference storey.
Tool is available on Ribbon in Construction section. - New, precise diagnostic messages for Computation of building structure , facilitate correct edition of the building structure.
- Improvement of diagnostic message: Overlapping walls or incorrectly connected walls - messages are grouped and there is more precise indication of walls affecting incorrect Computation of building structure
- Possibility of more accurate location of the Reference point element because of more accurate impact of AUTO mode for snapping to DWG underlays elements (also axis)
- New Multi-storey room marker in label.
Heating systems
- Added Automatic labels for Pipe-runs in Starting point (thermal installations) data.
Heat loss
- The user interface was changed in the scope of specific data of rooms and building units, unifying it with other program modules. Special editors have been left for cooling partitions in rooms and for partition definitions.
- Improvements in Thermal calculations of building based on a properly defined building structure..
Tap water systems
- The possibility of calculations according to the EN 806-3 standard.
- Automatic schematic view of installation - new functionality available - BETA version
RELEASE Rev. 17.5
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 17.4
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 17.3
- Update of product catalogues.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 17.2
- Update of product catalogues.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Designing sanitary system loop installations
- How to make the program run faster (actualized)
- Introduction to the work with the package InstalSystem 5 (actualized)
- List of standards and methods used for sizing and calculations (actualized)
- Package technical specifications (actualized)
- Problems with the application on computers with integrated graphics card (actualized)
RELEASE Rev. 17.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 17.0
Base module
- When inserting an opening in a sloping roof plane, the "z" coordinates of corner points are determined automatically
- In the Storeys management window, the values Storey elevation and Storey height are editable, and the complement each other for adjacent stories
- For the top floor, Elevation of roof top property has been added, the change of which corrects the height of that floor
- The option of distinguishing the style and label of a "manual" room (drawn directly) from "automatic" (generated automatically based on the arrangement of walls and slabs) has been introduced.
- When drawing elements "roof edge", Opening in roof, Dormer in AUTO mode, snapping to DWG base elements is carried out
- In the calculations of the building structure, Overlapping walls or incorrectly connected walls diagnostics was introduced. The contested elements are indicated in the graphical editor
- In the Settings tab, sub-tab: Screen appearance, checkbox Disable advanced presentation of transparency on 3D' has been added. Checking can make it easier to work on computers with weaker graphics cards.
- The 'Position tab has been added to the configuration of element label styles, where you can specify the default position of the label relative to the parent.
Heating systems
- Automatic schematic view of installation - new functionality available - BETA version
- The Boiler element was introduced as one of the possible properties of the element Source in the field Graphical presentation
- Enabled declaration of dimensions of Terminal unit element from 1 cm.
Radiant systems
- Ergonomy of corrections of pipe loops and pipe feeds drawings generated automatically and drawn manually has been improved.
- New criterion of pipe feeds arrangement -AUTO- has been added to Pipe feeds route tool.
Panel systems
- In the general data and in the data table of the element Ceiling panels zone the possibility of declaration of automatic placement of adjacent rows of panels in the zone with mutual offset has been introduced.
Tap water systems
- For sanitary appliances, it is possible to declare the frame.
- A declaration of default manifold types has been introduced in the general data.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Heat source dimensioning for installations with flat stations
- Installation with convective heating and water supply system with use of flat stations in a multifunctional building
- Terminal unit
RELEASE Rev. 16.2
- Update of product catalogues.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Designing of water supply system installation
- Heating/cooling zone build-up editor (actualized)
- How to eliminate: "Cannot apply any pipe spacing"
RELEASE Rev. 16.1
- Update of product catalogues.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 16.0
Base module
- Many elements of the installation (radiator, valve, pump, etc.) by default are inserted with label.
- Possibility of precise control of pipe-runs arrangement, with different ordinates of the beginning and end of the pipe-run (case of pipe-runs carried out in inclined ceilings / walls).
Heating systems
- Possibility to declare (General data window, Storeys management tab) the default distance from the floor separately of the supply and return pipe-runs.
Tap water systems
- Possibility to declare (General data window, Storeys management tab) the default distance from the floor separately of the hot water, cold water and circulation pipe-runs.
- Rearrangement of general data tabs.
- New element of the installation - linear drain.
Flat stations
- New module enabling the design of heating and water supply installations with the use of flat stations.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Calculation of design heat load of rooms (actualized)
- Manifold and accessories (actualized)
- Pipe feeds route and editing pipe feeds in a radiant system (actualized)
- Pipe feeds route - Good practices and use cases (actualized)
RELEASE Rev. 15.3
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 15.2
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 15.1
Base module
- List of elements displayed in window Project browser ia automatically adapted to currently edited edit scope.
- Catalogues window - tabs have been replaced by more precise catalogue filters
- Window 3D view - possibility to display edges of the elements (available under the button Show edges/Hide edges in section View)
- The ability to generate rooms, whose whole area is located in another room
Heating systems/ Cooling systems
- Settings from tab have been moved to tabs: Distribution system-Types and default data and Radiators-Radiators/Radiator valves - types and default data (tab has been removed).
Heat loss
- Enabling module Thermal calculations of building automatically switches common project setting: Method of calculating Φ into variant Calculated acc. to coefficient
- Enabled correction of room internal temperature (θi,H) of standard room types.
Radiant systems
- Manifold can be placed on a drawing in horizontal position or with upward outlet ports (configuration via new field in data table Orientation).
- In the tab Additional options in General data window Specific market options has been added - possibility to choose the method of the calculation without a surplus to flow rate for compensation of heat flow to the other side of the Heating-cooling surface
Panel systems
- Data table window of element Wall panel/Ceiling panel - Δpmax field has been added thus enabling control of maximum pressure drop in single panel or set of panels in serial connection.
Tap water systems
- Water supply installations designing module - availability depending on package
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Installation with cooling radiant and panel systems in multifunctional building
- Preparation of building structure - Multi-storey rooms
- Software configuration - Project table
RELEASE Rev. 14.2
- The amount and content of neutral product databases available in different language versions has been unified, what will facilitate the transfer of projects between versions.
RELEASE Rev. 14.1
- There were no significant functional changes in this release.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 14.0
Modules:
Base module
- A new access to PDF creation of text printouts. If the appropriate driver is installed in the system, the program uses it and provides the Print to PDF button directly in the print module's toolbar.
- Possibility to declare the angle (rotation) of fittings (valve, filter etc.) relative to the pipeline axis (Window: Data table, field: Rotation angle).
- New (separate) style and label for the Building contour element.
- New field Distance from floor (set in storey data) in the data table of the element Pipe-run. Facilitates the control of the elevation of the network and allows correct copying of the repetitive installation to other floors.
- Attractive graphic styles of certain elements in 3D view, including elements of the building structure.
Radiant systems
- Graph of optimization presenting the quality of supply temperature (θs,H rad) in consideration of heating requirements of zones. Available in window General data on the tab: Sources, after first calculations.
- New templates for Manifold table
- New field Structural panel in window General data on the tab: Floor systems allows declaration of default system plate.
Heat loss
- Improvement of the algorithm recognizing the area of the wall above the windows in a wall adjacent to ground, located entirely below the ground.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 13.3
Modules:
Base module
- Improvements of algorithm responsible for shaping the roof slopes
RELEASE Rev. 13.2
- There were no significant functional changes in this release.
RELEASE Rev. 13.1
Modules:
Base module
- Rearrangement of icons in Construction
Radiant systems
- Reconstruction and improvements of Interactive radiant systems calculations
RELEASE Rev. 13.0
Modules:
Base module
- Headers of result tables can be locked and visible while scrolling tables.
Heat loss
- Possibility to assign thermal partition definition (with defined U value) to construction partition of the same type, irrespective to its thickness.
Radiant systems
- Pipe-feeds for underfloor heating/cooling system can be laid in insulation layer (below heating/cooling pipes in the screed)
- Possibility to change orientation (vertically or horizontally) of the Mixer / Pump unit .
- New label for element Mixer / Pump unit .
- Mixer / control unit chart
- Improvements of algorithm which determines supply temperature for radiant systems.
- Improvements of algorithm which divides element Heating/Cooling Zone into Heating-cooling surface.
- Diagnostics of laminar flow.
Heating systems and Cooling systems
- More connection variants for element Terminal unit.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 12.2
Modules:
Base module Package manager
- Improvement of Autosave function
- Implemented cooling system module - availability depending on package
RELEASE Rev. 12.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 12.0
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Improvement of AUTO mode.
- Diagnostics of available graphics cards.
Radiators sizing
- Display of radiator output for manually selected sizes through the Data table.
- Improvement of readability of Manifold table.
- Improvement of algorithm determining drop of temperature on the set of serially connected panels.
RELEASE Rev. 11.0
Modules:
Base module i Package manager'
- Improved function Automatic walls, slabs and roofs.
- Improved zoom scale and the preview scale.
- Improved diagnostics concerning errors in the building structure.
- Supplemented information presented in the result tables.
- Integration of Paper format element with Printout pages element.
Radiant systems
- Improved algorithm of heat output calculations of Heated by pipe feeds floor type connected virtually.
- Improved algorithm which automatically inserts a heating/cooling floors into rooms with a hole in the slab.
Heating systems
- Improved automatic connections of integrated radiators to distrubution pipes, depending on the configuration: valve shape (straight, angle) and connection direction (from the floor, from the wall).
Panel systems
- Improved flow rates calculations for the serial-connected panels.
RELEASE Rev. 9.2
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 9.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 9.0
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Added declare multi-wing doors and windows.
- Added the appearance configuration of the Reference point.
- AUTO mode has been extended of snap the vertices Opening in slab to elements from the DWG underlay.
- Improved algorithm of insert Heating floor in multi-storey rooms (with Opening in slab).
- Implemented automatic algorithm which cuts Heating wall lying in the area of windows / doors.
- Added the possibility of defining Tolerance relative to thickness of graphical partition (wall, ceilings and roofs), that the Partition definitions will be assign.
- Improved determination of the optimal refrigerating level (Δθ) for the serial-connected panels.
- Maximum height position for the panels has been increased to 30 m.
- Expanded information of the flow rate for panel hint and panel label.
RELEASE Rev. 8.0
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Improved diagnostics for incomplete data when Generate walls and slabs from rooms and building contour algorithm has launched.
- Room label - added the ability of display the Description field.
- Added the possibilty of creating default room types (with their data and parameters).
- Added configure the appearance of elements during their insertion operations.
- Improved the ergonomy of filling graphic elements data.
- Changed diagnostics from error to warning for Partition definitions with no thickness filled for Part. with specified U (Heat transfer coefficient).
RELEASE Rev. 7.3
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 7.2
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- New diagnostic messages for incorrect or incomplete building structure data have been introduced.
- The rank of the message with zero thickness of the partition definition has been reduced to a warning or hint (when the definition has no default status).
- "Zone of ceiling panels" tool has been improved and developed.
Articles in HelpSystem:
RELEASE Rev. 6.1
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Added A0 and A1 formats to printout pages.
- Improved AUTO and ORTO modes.
Radiators sizing
- Added possibility to display in radiator’s label setting of valves insert.
- Allowed defining in project options default distance of radiator from wall.
- Improved graphical presentation of radiators mounting items (so-called consoles) on plan views.
- Added possibility to choose criterion of supply temperature optimization in radiant systems with correction of the algorithm's operation.
- Improved algorithm of automatic division Heating/Cooling Zones into Heating/Cooling Areas.
- Improved algorithm of automatic drawings of radiant heating/cooling loops.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- How to include the drawing loop lenght in the calculations?
- Preparation of building structure (actualized)
- Appending drawings with radiant system loops (actualized)
- Inserting plates in dry floor heating system
RELEASE Rev. 5.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 5.0
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Added dimension lines.
- Improved the algorithm of automatic division of heating/cooling floor zone.
- Improved presentation of RHC loop drawing on 3D view.
- Extended functionality of pipe feed route to automatically fill the entire width of the stip with pipe feeds.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Automatically connect terminal units
- Editing pipe feeds in a radiant system - Good practices and use cases
- Software configuration (actualized)
- Radiant heating systems - how to improve thermal and hydraulic results
- Design of radiant heating floor and wall installation (actualized)
- Design based on a project file from InstalSystem 4
- Designing radiant (ceiling, wall) panel heating/cooling systems (actualized)
- Designing radiant heating systems with pipe-runs as distribution system (actualized)
RELEASE Rev. 4.0
Modules:
- Improved the algorithm drawing the RHC loop.
- Added ceiling panels zone - tool for automatic stacking of ceiling panels.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Import of building model from BIM compatible formats
- Import underlay files (actualized)
- Radiant steel ceiling panels (actualized)
- Preparation of building structure - Creation of roofs with different construction
- Preparation of building structure (actualized)
RELEASE Rev. 2.2
Modules:
Base module i Package manager
- Added possibility to saved files read-only.
- 3D view printout has been avaliable.
Articles in HelpSystem:
- Calculation of design heat load of rooms
- Designing radiant (ceiling, wall) panel heating/cooling systems (actualized)
- How to eliminate: "Automatic division of H/C Zone not possible"
- Presentation of the calculations result
RELEASE Rev. 2.1
- Update of product catalogues.
RELEASE Rev. 2.0
Initial scope of modules:
- Base module i Package manager
- Radiators sizing
- Interface gbXML (BIM)
Initial state of information materials