Data input and output sequence for the design and analysis of thermal loads in a building

The analysis of thermal loads in a building can be carried out in the program by means of the following data input and output sequence:

1. Creating a new job (from "File", "New").
2. (Optional) Linking to BIMserver.center. The building geometry, construction systems and site from the BIM model can be imported.
3. (Optional) Defining the geometry of the building and nearby buildings and other obstacles in the "3D model" tab ("Project", "Plans/Groups", "Building elements" and "Spaces" groups), if not imported from the BIM model. The construction systems ("Project" group, "Construction systems") and the groups of spaces ("Groups of spaces" group) can also be defined at this stage. The thermal model is then generated ("Generate" group, "Geometric model").
4. Completing the definition of the thermal model in the "Thermal loads" tab in the "Thermal model" tab:
   • Defining the characteristics of the spaces by managing their libraries ("Project" panel, "Building", "Libraries", "Spaces").
   • (Optional) Defining the characteristics of the construction systems by managing their libraries ("Project", "Building", "Libraries", "Elements"/"Doors"/"Windows"), if the construction systems have not been imported and defined beforehand.
   • "Edges processing" option for generating linear thermal bridges.
5. In the "Thermal loads" tab of the "Analysis" tab, enter the following data required for the analysis, carry out the analysis and view the results:
   • Setting the site data ("Project" group, "Site data"): data import and manual input.
   • Setting the analysis options ("Project" group, "Calculation options").
   • Defining the zone hypothesis and the zones included in each scenario ("Installation" block, "Scenarios" and "Zone" options).
   • Analysing the thermal loads of the building ("Calculation" group, "Update results").
   • (Optional) On-screen consultation of reports and graphs of analysis results in the project tree, at the level of hypothesis, zone, space and element ("Project" panel side tree).
   • (Optional) On-screen consultation of the results by means of a graphical analysis ("Graphical analysis" group).
   • Obtaining reports (through the options of the ‘Reports’ group and, in the tree of the "Project" panel, the "Complete report" option at the hypothesis or zone levels).
6. Generating and obtaining drawings ("Thermal loads" tab, "Drawings" tab).
7. Exporting to BIMserver.center ("BIMserver.center" group, "Share").