Release Notes:

WINDOW 8 and THERM 8 Research Version

WINDOW 8 and THERM 8 are the latest versions of our tools that are available for testing. The main added functionality for THERM 8 is transient moisture and thermal modeling.

It is not recommended that the THERM 8 Research Version is used for conventional thermal modeling, as it is still in the testing phase.

Click here to access a web page with both WINDOW 8 and THERM 8 installation files and documentation

Release Notes:

Installation Files

• THERM 7.7.07 Setup Full (THERM7_7_07_SetupFull.exe)

  • ​Complete installation if you have never installed THERM before

• THERM 7.7.07 Setup Small (THERM7_7_07_SetupSmall.exe)

  • ​Smaller installation if you have installed previous versions of THERM

This version is NOT compatible with THERM 7.4 or 7.6. It is to be used with the latest version of WINDOW 7.7 

We now have an online forum where you can ask questions and respond to questions by others.

Installation Notes

This version will not update THERM 7.6 versions -- it makes a completely new version

When you install this new version of THERM, a completely new set of directories is created, so that you can have other versions (THERM 7.4 and 7.6) installed at the same time. 

Redistributable Packages/Libraries that MUST BE installed before this version will run (if they have not been previously installed)

It is necessary to download and then install the following "redistributable" software packages in order for this version of THERM to run.

• Microsoft Visual C++ 
  Click on this link to access the Visual Studio 2017 web page where you can download the file shown below
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
  Under the section Visual Studio 2017, download the "x86" file called "vc_redist.x86.exe" and then run it (double click on it) once it is downloaded
  
   
• Intel Fortran
  Click on this link to access the Intel web page where you can download the file shown below
  https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/redistributable-libraries-for-intel-c-and-fortran-2018-compilers-for-windows
  Under the section "Links to the redistributable packages" download the file "Update 3 Redistributable library package" (in the right hand column)

  

• The downloaded file (called ww_ifort_redist_msi_2018.3.210.zip) is a ZIP file and contains two installations, one for 32 bit and one for 64 bit.
   
• Unzip it, and install the 32 bit package (ww_ifort_redist_ia32_2018.3.210.msi)
   

• If you install the 64 bit version, you will probably get a 

​0xc000007b Error

Enhancements

7.7.07

Roller shutters

Options for modeling roller shutters have now been implemented. These are modeled in the same fashion as cellular shades, which are explained in the WINDOW 7 User Manual (PDF).

7.7.01

Compiled with updated libraries

THERM  (and WINDOW) were compiled with Visual Studio 2017 and Intel Fortran Composed XE 2018. Hence the need to install these as redistributables when installing this new version

Better Scaling on high DPI (resolution)  monitors

Using the newer Microsoft Visual C++ components allowed better scaling on high resolution monitors. 

Glazing options

• Program now always checks the base file for voids and overlaps and reports an error if it is detected, then does NOT generate the glazing options THERM files. The user needs to make sure the base file runs, then THERM will generate the glazing option files. This check happens for both the first and last option when calculating a base file (ie, create THM files and simulate all, or just create THM files)
• THERM files generated for glazing options now include the “Source” WINDOW database in the “Glazing System Info” dialog box

Insert Glazing System

• Program now saves the last-used glazing system parameters in the Insert Glazing System dialog box.

Converted to unicode

THERM has been converted to unicode

Bug Fixes

7.7.07

Boundary Conditions for THMX files

Boundary Condition colors were wrong when importing THMX files. This has been fixed.

Delete Key was not working

The delete was not working to delete polygons. This has been fixed. 

Locator size on a "retina' screen was very large

This has been fixed

Short cut keys for flipping sections were not working

This has been fixed

Toolbar sometimes disappeared

In some cases the toolbar would disappear and only be re-painted when moving the mouse over the icons. This has been fixed. 

Glazing Systems

Under some conditions, when inserting a glazing system, points from adjacent polygons were not always inserted. This has been fixed. 

Glazing Options

• Program now always checks the base file for voids and overlaps and reports an error if it is detected, then does NOT generate the glazing options THERM files. The user needs to make sure the base file runs, then THERM will generate the glazing option files. This check happens for both the first and last option when calculating a base file (ie, create THM files and simulate all, or just create THM files)
• THERM files generated for glazing options now include the “Source” WINDOW database in the “Glazing System Info” dialog box

Insert Glazing system

• Program now allows entering a value greater than 1 without a leading zero, ie, you can enter “.75” and not get an error
• Program now saves the last-used glazing system parameters in the Insert Glazing System dialog box.

IR Color Legend

The IR Color Legend was very small on high resolution monitors. This has been fixed. 

INI files

INI files are now read from the correct registry path

Preferences

Fixed the issue where the “Default vertical jamb height” and “Mesh void tolerance” was not being updated properly when changing units.

7.7.01

Preferences

• Units problems -- fixed the issue where the “Default vertical jamb height” and “Mesh void tolerance” was not being updated properly when changing units

Insert Glazing System

• Program now allows entering a value greater than 1 without a leading zero, ie, you can enter “.75” and not get an error
• Program used to lose settings for "Sight line to bottom of glass" and "Spacer height" when the units were changed (SI to IP and back). This has been fixed.
• IP units are no longer cut off in the Gap Properties / Keff feedback box

Known Issues

7.7.07

Preferences / Simulation / Automatically Increment Mesh Parameter

When this box is checked, and the Mesh Parameter value is changed in Preferences / Therm File Options, that new Mesh Parameter value is not saved.

WORK AROUND: Uncheck the Automatically Increment Mesh Parameter box to save manual changes to the Mesh Parameter value in Therm File Options. 

Release Notes:

This version is NOT compatible with WINDOW 7.4 or 7.5. It is to be used with the latest version of WINDOW 7.6 

If you try to import THERM 7.6 files into versions of WINDOW pre-7.6, WINDOW may crash; in this case upgrade to the latest version of WINDOW 7.6 

We now have an online forum where you can ask questions and respond to questions by others.

Enhancements
 

Glazing Options now works with shading systems

Previous versions of THERM did not apply the Shading Modifier in the Boundary Conditions for the files made from the Glazing Options feature. The program will now apply the Boundary Condition Shading Modifier to the Glazing System, but the user still needs to check each generated THERM file in order to apply the Shading Modifier to the appropriate frame components. 

THERM has a gray background when Radiance Mode = ON

THERM now has a gray background when the Radiance Mode (in Options/Preferences) is set to ON, so that it is possible to detect that setting, which generally is not used in most THERM simulations. 

Bug Fixes
 

Emissivity Changes in Boundary Conditions are now saved

In the previous version of THERM, when the Emissivity of a Boundary Condition segment was changed, the program would not save that change. That has been fixed.