Ladybug Tools for Grasshopper 1.2.0 Release

[nach]

Thanks @chris @mostapha and the team!

I just updated my Ladybug 1.1 with the versioner component and it worked perfectly. Just fyi that it might also be an option instead of running it through the installer?

cheers!

[chris]

Yes, it’s an option, @nach , but people upgrading from version 1.1.0 will have to run the “LB Versioner” twice (restarting Rhino in between runs) because the versioner component has, itself, been updated.

Also, if you want to make sure that you install the stable release and not the less-stable development version (the default), make sure that you plug 1.2.0 into the component:

[Yang]

Wonderful! I am waiting for the indoor thermal comfort part for a long time. Many thanks!

[OlivierDambron]

hi @chris

Is there a way for the “update file” component from Legacy to work for HB 1.2.0?

[chris]

There’s a new component in the LBT plugin that does the same thing as that Legacy component. It’s called “LB Sync Grasshopper File” and you can see that I mention it at the top of the release notes.

[tsau]

Hi, @chris
I see, I missed a lot) is the Therm not available any more?

[chris]

We’ll eventually get to THERM in the LBT plugin but it’s not as high of a priority because of the reasons I mention here:

Should I be teaching Legacy Tools or LBT V1?

I just wanted to add that our priority is to get renewables integrated into EnergyPlus/OpenStudio simulations and these should effectively give access to everything that you could do with the Ladybug Renewables tab but with a larger feature set like modeling battery storage. The only thing that has really been holding me back from re-implementing the THERM connection is that THERM is Windows-only and it’s not open source. So we realistically won’t be running THERM on Pollination even if the pl…

[Romain]

Thanks for the Great job ladybug team!

[amjacobson]

Thanks for all you do, great work on the new release.

[sean.mckeever]

Thank you @chris, @mostapha, and team for all the great continued work! I’m a long-term user and LB/HB advocate at my large firm. Love to see the phsych chart, the EUI, and the radiance updates included.

It doesn’t look like onsite PV generation is yet on the near-term re-inclusion feature list. I’m in the middle of simulating PV generation now for a project and wishing it was simpler than working through some legacy builds of LB/HB and OS / E+ (especially at my large firm, every install I need IT with admin privileges to help install any programs).

[chris]

@sean.mckeever

It doesn’t look like onsite PV generation is yet on the near-term re-inclusion feature list

It is on the near-term re-inclusion list. It’s just under the “Additional Energy Features” listed on the honeybee-energy GitHub

[ale.bog]

Love this addition to the points grid creator!

Thanks team.

[yoshikawa]

Just installed 1.2.0 and excited to try out new features.
Thanks for the great work!

[anders]

Hi @chris,

When you find the time to get Renewables updated and into in LBT, please include options for solar facades and not just roof installations, as well as the option to directly output 8760 documentation/file/report for LEED etc

rgds
anders

[simsim]

hello. Could you please tell me the proper version of the Open_Studio (and other related softwares ) ?

[Nariman.Rafati]

Hi @simsim

You can find them here.

Best,
Nariman

[simsim]

Hello @Nariman.Rafati
Thank you for your response.

Appreciate
Sima