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Window Blinds Defaults

The Defaults Manager: Window Blinds panel contains controls to set defaults, if you have specified that blinds are to be controlled, to one of the strategies that can be used to control blinds. These defaults are used when starting new projects.

SettingDescription
Solar control Used to select as the default, one of the available window blind control strategies. They are:
  • Always closed
  • Always open
  • Closed if sunny
  • Closed if warm outside
  • Closed if warm inside
  • Closed if room needs cooling
  • Closed when unoccupied if cold outside, open otherwise
  • Closed when unoccupied if cold inside, open otherwise
  • Closed when unoccupied if heating, open otherwise
  • Closed when unoccupied if cold outside, closed when occupied and cooling, open otherwise
  • Closed when unoccupied if heating, closed when occupied and cooling, open otherwise
  • Open when unoccupied, closed when occupied if cooling and sunny
  • Closed when unoccupied, closed when occupied if cooling and sunny