Pane Components

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

There are five tabs on the Pane dialog:

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

Tip: The Info Panel on the right of the Dialog contains information on the naming convention is used with EnergyPlus glazing 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.