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-====== ENVI-met (Core Model) ======
+ [[https://www.envi-met.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ENVI_MET-new-features-winter-release-2018.pdf |{{ :news:winter1819_332px.png }}]]
-===== Software Concept =====
-Like always, the basic version of ENVI-met V4 is free for non-commercial use and comes along as a complete model including the complete simulation core. In addition to the free version (**"ENVI-met Basic"**), there is  our **Expert Version** which includes many more modelling features and innovative approaches. The features of the **Expert** version are only available within our research and consultancy work.
-[[apps:envimet_versions_overview|→ Read more about the different versions....]]
+The new Winter-Release comes with a multitude of new features. For a first impression, click on the image above to view our release brochure.
+Below, you find a detailed list of the most important features.
-===== New Features =====
+Note, that most of the features are only available in the full ENVI-met versions, not in BASIC.
-ENVI-met V4 is completly new in large parts of the model environment and features. After about 6 years of developement, there is a huge list of new features introduced in ENVI-met V4. In this feature list below, features only included in  Expert version will be marked with  "Expert".
-For the full model architecture description, a model version feature matrix and details see [[intro:modelconept|ENVI-met Model Architecture]].
+==== New Applications  ====
+  * **Monde**, the new vector based world editor with online integration of OpenStreetMap and OpenTopography (Beta)
+  * The new **ENVIGuide** assisting you in the generation of .SIMX simulation files
+  * **ForcingCreator** assisting you to generate files for the new full-forcing based on meassured data or EPW files
+  * Converter tool from EDX files into the **NetCDFformat**
+  * **Plug-in for Rhino Grasshopper/Ladybug** to create ENVI-met Area Input files and Simulation files and start ENVI-met from Grashopper **(to be released individually in early December)**
-==== Model Geometry/ Model Features ====
-  * Full 3D model geometry allowing to design even complicated environments
-  * Thin single walls as elements (Expert)
-  * Wall and roof materials can be assigned individually to each wall or roof segment
-==== General model features ====
+==== New Model features ====
-  * Calculation of solar access for ground surface and building walls (Expert)
+  * New facade and roof greening model with detailed calculation of exchange processes at the plant and the substrate layer
-  * Simple Forcing allows to force temperature and humidity profiles in 24 hourly values onto the model domain
+  * Full Forcing allows you integrate meassured data or data from larger-scale models into the ENVI-met simulation. All variables including wind and solar radition can be "forced"
+  * Buildings can have individual wall and roof materials and wall and roof greening  in ConceptDesign mode
+  * The simulation files have a new format (.SIMX) with more options to control the model configuration
+  * The popular IVS method can now be executed in the memory which increases the calculation speed drastically. (A parallel version is up-to-come)
-==== Atmosphere ====
-  * Improved calculation modules for all variables
-  * Simple forcing of air temperature and humidity in 2m level (24 h cycle)
-  * Full forcing of all variables including wind speed and direction for coupling with larger scale models (Expert)
-==== Vegetation ====
-  * 3D Vegetation, interpreting the tree/bush/... as an integrated 3D organism
-  * 3D Root Model interacting with soi water model
-  * Advanded water stress modelling
-  * Plant stress and health analysis (Expert)
-  * TreePass (Expert)
-==== Soil-System ====
-  * Depth of soil system increased down to -5m
+==== Databasesystem, DBManager and related ====
-  * Temperature exchange within the soil is full 3D in all layers now allowing to simulate lateral heat flows
+  * The ENVI-met database system has been extended to 6-char IDs to allow a better organisation of IDs. The system will automatically convert old 2-char IDs
-  * 3D Plant root system allowing to calculate object based water access and extraction data
+  * The DBManager features a new tool to calculate pollutant emissions from car traffic based on standard emission factors
+  * Receptor names can have any length now
-==== Buildings ====
+==== Vegetation model  ====
-  * Facades and Roofs can consist of up to 3 different layers of material
+  * The new TreeCalender allws a dynamical adjustment of the leaf area density of plants with respect to the month of the year to simulate seasonal effects
-  * Full prognostic calculation of wall temperatures (7 node model)
+  * The user can set the solar transmissivity of leafs in order to better simulate the absorption of radiation and shadow casting
-  * Building zone model for estimating building indoor temperature (Output only Expert)
+  * The Tree database (Albero) has been re-structured (The old trees are still available)
-  * Detailed dynamic data of microclimate along the building envelope (Expert)
-==== Biometerology ====
+==== Re-worked applications  ====
+  * SPACES have been re-designed to include the new features such as facade/roof greening or topography integration.
-==== New Software Environment ====
-The software environment was completely redesigned to support all of the new features, especially those in 3D.
-All input can now be edited visually,  including the new database system.
-For details, refer to the [[apps:start|ENVI-met Applications Homepage]]