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 ====== ENVI-met Update History ====== ====== ENVI-met Update History ======
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 +<fs xx-large>ENVI-met updates for version 5.6.1 (Winter 23/24)</fs>
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 +<fs x-large>Updates</fs>
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 +== HeadQuarter/Workspace Manager == 
 +    * Bugfix: Workspace and projects could not be created properly
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 +<fs xx-large>ENVI-met updates for version 5.6 (Winter 23/24)</fs>
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 +<fs x-large>Updates</fs>
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 +== ENVI-core == 
 +    * Improved SVF analysis using Steyn alorithm
 +    * Improved IVS: Higher accuracy also following Steyn algorithm
 +    * Much higher accuracy and improved directional radiation fluxes for non-IVS simulations
 +    * Improved Full Forcing: Increased wind forcing stability as well as higher computational speed
 +    * Dry Soil (0 % soil humidity) can now be simulated. Before it has always been limited to wilting point humidity
 +    * Added MRT variable to radiation output folder for convenience
 +    * Rel. Humidity from EPW Full Forcing is now limiting values to max. 100 %
 +    * Added an option to the SIMX file to limit TKE to positive values only (enabled by default, changeable in the Expert section of the ENVIguide); this option strongly increases simulation stability
 +    * Bugfix: Simulation now runs, even if no user pollutant type is selected
 +    * Bugfix: Coefficient calculation at building/ground surfaces updated, which causes more heat to be transported from surface to air; air temperature increase is now larger than before for impervious areas
 +    * Bugfix: Building cells with zBottom > zTop are not gridded anymore
 +    * Bugfix: Gridding bugfixes to prevent issues with T0 invalid temperature inside building: Prevents atmosphere cells enclosed by buildings cell (originating from external plugins) to be handled as atmosphere to avoid crashes -> these cells are now filled with building cells
 +    * Bugfix: Amount of received LW radiation of plants corrected
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 +== LEONARDO == 
 +    * Added new feature Multi Data Maps to store several time slices of data in one map
 +    * Datalayer is now default visualized as floating legend
 +    * To avoid ouliers to distort legend, min and max values of floating legend are stretched between 1 and 99 percentile
 +    * Display and export animations of Multi Data Maps 
 +    * New version of Classification dialog with enhanced options and GUI implementation
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 +== BIO-met == 
 +    * Dynamic Thermal Comfort: Added option to classify values for walks
 +    * Minor bugfixes
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 +== SPACES == 
 +    * Bugfix: Get Location button fixed to automatically fill in model area coordinates as well as timezone longitude
 +    * Bugfix: Z-SingleWalls could not be removed
 +    * Bugfix: Model Area Analyzer could not be opened with enabled telescoping
 +    * Bugfix: Cut Area tool did not shift all indices (for example for soil profiles) correctly
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 +== ENVIguide == 
 +    * GUI now has a larger temporal update interval at the Full Forcing page to allow easier selection/loading of FOX files
 +    * Bugfix: Loading of SIMX with disabled IVS automatically enabled IVS again, which is now removed
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 +<fs xx-large>ENVI-met updates for version 5.5.1 (Summer 23)</fs>
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 +== ENVI-core == 
 +    * Improved wind flow stability
 +    * Increased simulation speed due to code optimization)
 +    * Disabled evapotranspiration for plants without roots
 +    * Bugfix for ACRT module for handling the solar altitude angle of exactly 0 degree
 +    * Improved soil model and plant root model (water uptake of plants)
 +    * FullForcing, improved profile calculation, better file format, no time interval restrictions anymore
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 +== BIO-met == 
 +    * Added minimize/maximize window option
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 +== SPACES == 
 +    * Bugfix for Model Inspector in Spaces for telescoped model areas
 +    * Bugfix: Removing Z-direction Single Walls was not possible
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 +== DBManager == 
 +    * Changes in tree database:
 +    * Lowered amount of filled LAD cells for Abstract Trees to reduce their overall density
 +    * Lowered overall LAD values for all Abstract Trees (also Legacy) and some dense simple plants due to turbulence issues with ultra-high-density plants
 +    * Corrected leaf type to conifer for Abstract Conifers
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 +<fs xx-large>ENVI-met updates for version 5.5 (Summer 23)</fs>
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 +== ENVI-core == 
 +    * Improvement of longwave radiation calculation, mainly affecting nocturnal urban heat island and improving MRT accuracy
 +    * Improved border inflow and wind conditions: Increased stability for low wind conditions (below to 1 m/s) and high wind conditions (more than 5 m/s)
 +    * Improved vertical wind profiles for model areas with DEM / terrain (vertical wind profiles are now terrain following)
 +    * Overhaul of greening module (including a detailled technical paper and new output variables)
 +    * Improved soil model and plant root model (water uptake of plants)
 +    * FullForcing, improved profile calculation, better file format, no time interval restrictions anymore
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 +== BIO-met == 
 +    * Introduction of Dynamic Thermal Comfort Analysis of moving persons (dPET)
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 +== LEONARDO == 
 +    * Added classified data for datalayer
 +    * Added new color ramps
 +    * Re-Introduction of reading Solargram (.SI) files created at receptors (use Map Manager)
 +    * Added direct script access
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 +== SPACES == 
 +    * New full 3D build mode: Block based construction
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 +== DBManager == 
 +    * Complete overhaul of database
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 +== Plug-Ins == 
 +    * Introduction of a new Plug-In for QGIS
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 +<fs x-large>Minor Changes</fs>
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 +==General==
 +    * Added a new splash screen for all apps
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 +== ENVI-core ==
 +    * Fixed small bug in diffuse component of MRT
 +    * Added / changed output folder stucture
 +    * Simulation now runs with IVS by default
 +    * netCDF uses old grid mapping
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 +==Datastudio==
 +    * Improved object explorer
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 +== SPACES ==
 +    * Fixed bug in 2D digitization
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 +== DBManager ==
 +    * Database items are structured in groups
 +    * Added new field "cost" for database items
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 +== BIO-met ==
 +    * netCDF files with other than 60 minute intervals can now be written
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