International tab of the Program options dialog
DesignBuilder currently supports 4 languages:
When you change the language you must restart DesignBuilder to see the full effect.
DesignBuilder can be used either with SI units (metric) or IP units. Because the program uses SI units internally, and because the databases which come with the program have been built up assuming SI units, US users may find some limitations with the data supplied and with some aspects of the user interface. These will be addressed in due course.
The region filter allows you to see only the data relevant to your particular region. Note that if you have a file loaded then DesignBuilder will use the region associated with the location of the site. The region in this dialogue is only used when no file is loaded. Data tables which can be filtered in this way are:
Use this option to display/hide component and template data from other regions.
Use this option to display/hide component and template data from the 'General' region. Options are:
1-Never - Never show General data
2-Always - always show General data
3-When no region specific data - only show General data when the is no region specific data available.
Use this option to display/hide special 'Early' and other 'broad-brush' typical system component and template data. Options are:
1-Never - Never show 'Early' data
2-Always - always show 'Early' data
3-When no region specific data - only show 'Early' data when the is no region specific data available.
Note when categories of data are hidden this does not mean they are deleted from the database - the data is still there but it does not appear on lists.