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Welcome to Tas Building Simulator’s documentation!

Introduction:

• What is the Building Simulator
• How does the Building Simulator relate to other Tas apps?
  • Why isn’t the Building Simulator part of Tas3D?
• What can I do in TBD?

QuickStart:

• Quickstart Introduction
• Weather Data
  • Weather Databases
  • Adding Weather Data to TBD
• Calendars
  • Day Types
  • Calendar Databases
  • Adding Calendar Data to TBD
• Internal Conditions and Zones
  • Internal Conditions Databases
  • Adding Internal Conditions to TBD
  • Assigning Internal Conditions to Zones
• Constructions and Building Elements
  • Construction Databases
  • Adding Constructions to TBD
  • Applying Constructions to Building Elements
• Simulation and Errors
  • Pre-Simulation Checks
  • Simulating the Model

Core Concepts:

• Building Summary
  • Natural Ventilation Calculations
  • Preconditioning
• Calendar
• Weather
  • Importing Weather Data
• Design Days
  • How is a Design Day simulated
  • Setting up a Design Day calculation
  • Design Day Results
  • Design Day Options
• Building Elements
  • The Building Elements Table
  • Applying Attributes To Building Elements
• Zones
  • The Zones Table
  • Zone Details
• Zone Groups
  • HVAC Groups
  • Zone Collections
  • Zone Sets
• Internal Conditions
  • Which Internal Conditions should I use?
  • Creating Internal Conditions
  • Assigning To Zones
  • Assigning Day Types
  • Include Solar in MRT
  • Internal Gains
  • Heating Emitter
  • Cooling Emitter
  • Thermostat
  • System Parameters
  • Outside Air
  • Target Room Illuminance
• Schedules
  • Creating Schedules
  • Assigning Schedules
  • Deleting Schedules
  • Schedules & Profiles
• Constructions
  • Adding Constructions
  • Condensation
  • Opaque Constructions
  • Transparent Constructions
  • Opaque Materials
  • Transparent Materials
  • Gas Layers
• Apertures
  • Creating
  • Assigning / Un-assigning
  • Sheltered
  • Discharge Coefficient
  • Value
• Substitute Elements
  • Creating a new Building Element
  • Creating a Substitute Element
  • Associating the Substitute Element
  • Assigning the Substitute Element
• Feature Shades
  • Creating
  • Properties
• Surface Output Specifications
  • Creating Surface Output Specs
  • Applying to Surfaces
  • Properties
• Inter-Zone Air Movement
  • Creating IZAM’s
  • Applying IZAM’s
  • IZAM Properties
• Simulation
  • Running a Simulation
  • Simulation Options

Tools:

• Databases
  • Calendar Database
  • Constructions Database
  • Internal Conditions Database
  • Weather Database
• Pre Simulation Checks
  • Options
  • Show Checks On Tree
• IC Generation Tool
  • Opening the IC Generation Tool
  • IC Generation Tool - Main Window
  • Profiles Window
  • Creating Internal Conditions
• Lighting Control Tool
  • Grid Column Headings
  • Buttons
• Design Day Wizard
• TM59 Wizard
• BRE Daylight Factors
• SAP Geometry Tool
  • Suitable Geometry for Export
  • Using the Tool
  • Excel Output
  • Troubleshooting
• 3D Visualisation
  • Camera Controls
  • Locating Entities
  • Visualisation Options
  • Display Colours
  • Labels
  • Export
• Import Weather Data

Details:

• Aperture Functions
  • Zone Control
  • Group Peak Temperature Control
  • Zone Control with Override Zone
  • Zone Control with Override Group
  • Complex Mixed Mode with Cooling Control
• Lighting Control Functions
  • Lighting Control Editor
  • Gain Method
  • Parameters
  • mlclg
  • mlcle
  • plclg
  • plcle
  • nlcle
• Ventilation Functions
  • Hourly/Yearly Functions
  • tcmvc
  • tcmvn
  • tmmvc
  • tmmvn
  • tcbvc

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page