Tools Menu

The Tools menu can be accessed from the horizontal top bar menu at the top of the screen.

Program options - open program options dialog.
Rebuild - recalculate the zone, surface and adjacency geometry from the base building elements.
Merge zones - control the way zones are combined.
Rezone block - refresh the zoning in the current block.
Import library components to model - import current component and template libraries to the model replacing existing ones.
Export data - export results/graphics results from the current screen.
Compile report - generation of a report based on previously created Report topics.
Hourly weather data - open the hourly weather data dialog.
Show log file - show a log file containing information on your computer and all significant actions taken during the current DesignBuilder session.

Update calculated data - refreshes the results first opening the Calculation options dialog allowing you to enter new options.
Lock Y-axis min/max values - locks the extent of the Y-axes so that they keep their current maximum and minimum values allowing consistent comparison with the future results display.