Sauna V4.5 New Features List
Random power profile, model with "raw data" control elements
New raw data control elements
- Use for random power data from experimental measurements or simulations
- Scripting is not required, input is from a tab or comma delineated
spreadsheet file
- No fixed limit on the number of steps, more than 1,000,000 steps possible
- Raw data types: wattage vs. time, boundary temperature vs. time
- For repeating and semi-repeating data (square waves, ramps, etc.),
Sauna's scripted control elements can be used
- Sauna MS version of the software is required for all transient analysis
Simplify raw data control elements to obtain results quickly
New tools for simplifying raw data control elements
- For large models with complex power curves, simplification
tools are essential
- Simplify entire power curve
- obtain preliminary results
- identify critical zones of power curve, important for random data where
it's not obvious where maximum temperatures will be reached
- Simplify a range of control element
- many power curves have high power for just 5 or 10% of the total time
- simplify unimportant ranges while using fine resolution for areas
of high power
- Obtain results in minutes, not hours
Much larger models are possible
- 100,000 nodes for Sauna Modeling System (previously 15,000 node limit)
- 20,000 nodes for Sauna Standard (previously 7,500 nodes)
Product refinements
- Faster drawing of models
- Can interrupt drawing with "c" key (for cancel), useful when working
with large models
- Easier to change layer visibility
- When graphing time-based controls, can specify a time range or Y-value
range (or both)
- Several bug fixes
Pricing: no change to pricing schedule
For more details, see the
Sauna V4.50 Release notes.
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