Release Notes:

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

If you try to import THERM 7.7 files into versions of WINDOW pre-7.7, WINDOW may crash; in this case upgrade to 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

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
 

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

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