Hi All,
I started developing open source 3th part software IDF editor to improve its weakness!
In my opinion in term of User friendly the most import part of E+ is IDF Editor.
I started with python because:
1- It is open source.
2- It is power full and easy.
3- It works on (MAC, Windows, Linux).
4- It can use other developing languages and join them.
I designed the interface with PYQT4 designer. It is very powerful also it can work with C++ and Java and Python and many Developing languages!
I have some suggestions for the First version:
1-It should be simple and user friendly
2-It should import or merge some typical data bases such as: material files, schedule files. Also it can be useful for open studio as 3th part software.
3-it should have some popular tools such as: (search, advance replace, hot keys, options, auto save, auto backup and ?)
4- At the first it focuses on editing typical data and at the next versions it covers all of IDF data editor?s work.
Developing part
In my opinion it doesn?t use E+ Main engine only works with IDF file as Advance Text Editor!
This project has 7 parts:
1- Interface
2- Main module: it can manage interface.
3- IDF reader ?s module: it can import data from IDF to interface
4- IDF writer ?s module: it can write interface data to IDF File
5- Typical data bases editor: it can merge or import or save typical databases such as: materials, schedule and...
Unfortunately I am very busy and I have to develop it in my spare time so it takes many times!
I need these helps:
1- User?s suggestions for improving interface and abilities.
2- Developers who can write some codes or modules for our program .I know we can use also C++ and _javascript_s in Python but someone should help me to make connectionJ.
3- E+ and open studio developer teams help us to improve our software and have best connectivity between them
4- Someone help us to making data base of each country available commercial building materials and systems and products. They should be in format of IDF files. The materials in E+ folder are very general and many of them not available in out of USA or they have different details.
For example: this material is available in xxx country
Material,
M01 100mm brick (brand name), !- Name
MediumRough, !- Roughness
0.1016, !- Thickness {m}
0.89, !- Conductivity {W/m-K}
1920, !- Density {kg/m3}
790; !- Specific Heat {J/kg-K}
I am waiting for you kind co-operation.
REZA
P.S. for uploading files we can use sourceforge.net or google group ,?..also we can have forum for E+ and developing part in some services like http://www.freeforums.org/ or http://www.aimoo.com or?.
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