[Bldg-sim] Trace custom libraries

[Jason Glazer]

Questions on any building energy simulation program are
welcome on BLDG-SIM but I just wanted to remind everyone 
that we have a TRACE-users mailing list also hosted by 
onebuilding.org.

Thanks

Jason

On 11/24/2009 10:17 AM, Julia Beabout wrote:
> Hi James,
> Archiving is the way to go!  Another emailer mentioned that depending on 
> your version of Trace you may not have archiving ability.  Archiving has 
> been around for eons.  So, it shouldn't be a problem doing it even if 
> you have an older version.  I think the later versions just moved an 
> archiving button to the start up screen.  If for some reason the 
> archiving option does not show up on your start up screen, you can 
> always access this ability on the pull down file menu.
> 
> A tip for creating library members:  never edit the basic library 
> members.  If you need to create a custom library member, start with a 
> basic one and create a copy of it (or create one from scratch) .  Then 
> rename it using the job name or number in the title of that library 
> member.  That makes it easy to identify which library members are 
> associated with each job and also prevents/minimizes the chances of 
> inadvertently copying over a custom library with a subsequent version 
> that may be used on other projects. 
> 
> Also, if you haven't already done so, you may also want to consider 
> creating global templates (as opposed to library members) that you can 
> use on multiple projects.  Global templates are very handy and can save 
> a lot of time if you do a lot of similar types of projects.  (Although, 
> this is more true for doing load calcs as opposed to energy modeling).  
> The Trace help menu can walk you through it.  If you do not create a 
> template as a global template it will only be associated with your 
> project file (but it will come along with the file when you archive it).
> 
> Julia
> 
> 
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> *From:* James Hansen <JHANSEN at ghtltd.com>
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Sent:* Tue, November 24, 2009 9:22:19 AM
> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Trace custom libraries
> 
> Sorry to post this here, but figured this was the best place to ask this 
> question.  We’re starting to use Trace more and more for energy 
> modeling, now that it does things like ASHRAE 62 calcs and Fan Power 
> calcs automatically.  However, the biggest stumbling block right now is 
> that we all have individual licenses for Trace, and so we have to 
> remember to continuously export / import custom libraries.  This is a 
> pain, but I don’t think we can make a network version of Trace run on 
> our system at the speed we need.
> 
>  
> 
> Is there a way to “bind” libraries to a project file?
> 
>  
> 
> Ideally we want a company-wide library with utility rate structures, 
> glass types, etc that we continuously add to, and that gets bound to all 
> new project files so that we don’t have to mess with exporting and 
> importing libraries.
> 
>  
> 
> Is this possible?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  
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