DrawBDL
3.0
Joe Huang and
Associates is pleased to announce Version 3.0 of the DrawBDL program for viewing
the building geometry in DOE-2 input and output files(see figure below). We have
completely rewritten DrawBDL using C++ to run in a native 32-bit environment such
as Windows 95/2000/NT. In addition to having a somewhat different "look and
feel", Version 3.0 has the following improvements :
1. new
user interface with a hierarchical tree showing all building surfaces
2. no
limit on the number of building surfaces, except for the amount of memory available on the
computer.
3.
for building surfaces, the expanded data window shows not only the input values, but also
their locations in the global coordinate system; for spaces, the data window shows the
gross and net areas of walls, windows, doors, roofs, and skylights.
4. displays surfaces input as two-dimensional or
three-dimensional polygons (please see DOE-2.1E Documentation Update
#2 (http://SimulationResearch.lbl.gov/dirsoft/21e_update2.pdf
for the syntax to input surfaces as
polygons).
5. changing
the sort order of building surfaces used in the display; this allows users to "touch
up" the shaded drawings for use in presentations.
6.
output the surface data in EnergyPlus *.idf format. This is helpful for DrawBDL
users who wish to convert their DOE-2 input files into EnergyPlus input files.
Since DrawBDL reads and stores only building surface data, the converted EnergyPlus
file is a partial file containing only the inputs for building surfaces.
DrawBDL 3.0
costs $125 plus shipping (same price as the older version). Updates from a previous
version of DrawBDL (1.0, 2.0 or 2.1) cost $62.50 plus shipping. Shipping costs are
$5 US, $10 international; electronic copies shipped via-email have no shipping cost.
For more information about DrawBDL 3.0 or to order, please contact