<official release notes can be found at the NREL OpenStudio page> OpenStudio 0.7.0 is now available for download from the OpenStudio website. The OpenStudio version 0.7.0 release focuses on extensions to the SDK to enable a comprehensive, workflow-centric application that complements the SketchUp Plug-in. The new OpenStudio Application integrates SystemOutliner’s functionality from release 0.6.0 and expands on its “drag and drop” paradigm for model resources.  This capability will be integrated with the Building Component Library in the next major release (0.8.0) of OpenStudio. Other noteworthy features of the new application include: visual editing of schedules extensibility via the integration of user scripts into multiple points in the workflow a simulation results summary and support for IP units

<official release notes can be found at the NREL OpenStudio page> Release Notes Overview The OpenStudio version 0.6.0 release builds on the changes made in 0.5.0, which introduced spaces and space types to the model. Some of the highlights of the 0.6.0 release are support for EnergyPlus 7, template HVAC systems, Green Building XML (gbXML) import, initial integration with the Building Component Library, and annual climate-based Radiance simulations of your spaces along with lighting schedules for EnergyPlus simulations. NOTE: A temporary limitation of the refactor is that some EnergyPlus data, which was passed unchanged through tools like the SketchUp Plug-In prior to the refactor, has not been translated to the OpenStudio Model yet and therefore is lost on import from EnergyPlus IDF files. In addition, this release is not backwards compatible with data files from previous OpenStudio releases, and no tools have been provided to upgrade data files from version 0.5 and earlier. New Features OpenStudio Platform 0.6.0 OpenStudio now supports EnergyPlus 7.0 OpenStudio now supports the import of gbXML files. This version of gbXML import supports the Campus, Building, Space, Surface, SubSurface, Construction, Material, Schedule, ScheduleWeek, and ScheduleDay elements. A formal structure has been created to support the creation … Continue reading →