[esp-r] Re: looking for (complete) WIS optical database

[Chris Jones]

Jon
I would like to help with developing such a database.  I am wondering why 
the Window 5 database isn't one that you would use?
When you say "glazing type" do you mean glass types or glazing system types?

At any rate let me know how I can help.  I can do some C, C++, Perl 
programming for translating between different datastructures and file 
structures.

At 08:38 AM 9/7/2006, Jon Hand (clcv10) wrote:

>I am hoping the community might help on this....
>
>We use WIS to generate optical properties for use with ESP-r
>models and for some time I have had in mind to populate
>the ESP-r optics database.  Typing in numbers gets a bit
>tedious so......
>
>Part of this task would be a WIS import facility. That would
>be something I suspect that would be welcome by the
>community.
>
>I have tried several times to take WIS and update its database
>to include the additional glazing types that are available on
>the WIS site but it never seems to complete the process. I never
>see the new glass type. But perhaps someone else has managed
>to do this and if they would share their file with me that would
>be wonderful.
>
>And the basic WIS database does not include all that many glazing
>systems. There are quite a few products out there that would be good
>to have as part of the standard distribution of ESP-r. I never seem
>to get the time to make up the glazing systems and confirm the details.
>And those of you who have worked with WIS might have populated
>your databases beyond what comes in the default WIS distribution.
>
>What I would like....
>a) an expanded WIS database with the full set of individual glass
>      types
>b) some glazing systems which map to what is currently
>      available in the marketplace (with descriptions)
>c) especially some glazing systems that include blinds
>      - at different positions (e.g. open, partly closed)
>      - blinds between the glass and room side
>      - different kinds of blinds (e.g. opaque metal, translucent,
>perforated
>
>With a mix then we can have a look at useful extensions to the
>ESP-r data model so that we can do a better job at capturing the
>variety of products users might want to use.
>
>Can anyone help?
>
>Would anyone like to help us test the new import facilities when
>they become available?
>
>-Jon
>
>
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