Data input and output sequence for calculating a building’s thermal loads

The calculation of a building’s thermal loads can be carried out in the program using the following data input and output sequence:

1. Create a new project (from "File", "New") and select the "Thermal loads" project type.
2. (Optional) Link to BIMserver.center. The building’s geometry, construction systems and site layout can be imported from the BIM model.
3. (Optional) If not imported from the BIM model, define the building’s geometry, neighbouring buildings and other obstacles in the "3D Model" tab (the "Project", "Floors/Groups", "Building elements" and "Spaces"). At this stage, you can also define construction systems (the "Project" group, "Construction systems") and groups of spaces (the "Groups of spaces" group). The thermal model is then generated (the "Generate" tab, "Geometric model").
4. On the "Thermal model" tab, under the "Building" section, complete the definition of the thermal model:
   • Define the characteristics of spaces via the management of their libraries (the "Project" panel, the "Project" side panel, "Libraries", "Spaces").
   • (Optional) If construction systems have not been imported or defined previously, define the characteristics of the construction elements via the libraries management function (the "Project" section, "Project" side panel, "Libraries", "Elements"/"Doors"/"Glazed openings").
   • "Edge processing" option for generating linear thermal bridges.
5. On the "Thermal loads" tab, enter the following data required for the analysis, perform the analysis and view the results:
   • Configure the site data (the "Project" group, "Site data"): import data and enter it manually.
   • Adjust the analysis options (the "Project" group, "Analysis options").
   • Define the zone hypothesis and the zones included in each hypothesis (the "Installation" group, the "Hypothesis" and "Zone" options).
   • Calculate the building’s thermal loads (the "Calculation" group, "Update results").
   • (Optional) View reports and graphs showing analysis results in the project tree, at the hypothesis, zone, site and element levels (sidebar in the "Project" panel).
   • (Optional) View the results on screen using a graphical analysis (the "Graphical analysis" section).
   • Obtain reports (using the options in the "Reports" group and, in the "Project" panel tree, the "Complete report" option at the hypothesis or zone levels).
6. Generate and obtain drawings (the "Thermal model" tab, the "Drawings" sub-tab).
7. Export to BIMserver.center (the "Thermal loads" tab, the "BIMserver.center" group, "Share").