Pane Components

Pane components holds data on the thermal, solar, visible and infrared properties of individual window panes.

Note that the Info Panel on the right of the Dialog contains information on the naming convention is used with EnergyPlus glazing data.

There are five tabs on the Pane dialog:

• General
• Thermal
• Solar
• Visible
• Infra-red
• Spectral data

Note: DesignBuilder provides an option to load Glass data directly from WINDOW6 mdb files through a link on the Info panel.

Pane component data can be accessed:

• from the Components tab on the opening screen (to view/edit library components if no file is open),
• from the Components tab in the Navigator panel (to view/edit model components if a file is open),
• by clicking on the Edit button when selecting panes from a list.