[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: IDF Editor Development by python

["ikelsmarieluisa" <m.ike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Hi,
 i could help by making a data base of Germany and a maybe Iran, but i could start earliest in the last week of January 2011. When it is not to late, i would like to support. 

Due to that, does anyone has the actually building Code from Iran in a Englsh based version? (i just have few informations).


best Marie


--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, reza m <reza.energy@...> wrote:
>
> 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 Java scripts 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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