OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

File Paths Defaults

The Defaults Manager: File Paths panel contains controls for setting file paths for data files, weather profiles, and schedules. By default they are located in the OpenBuildings Station Designer workspace folder. You can browse to any location to change your file paths. Defaults set here are used when starting new projects.

SettingDescription
Data Sets the default path for OpenBuildings Energy Simulator data files. These include the defaults defined in Defaults Manager and mapping files that enable OpenBuildings Energy Simulator to work with different calculation standards.
Weather Sets the default path for weather database files.
Schedules Sets the default path for day, week and year schedules data files.
Symbols Sets the default path and cell library file to select a cell to represent the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator project North arrow symbol.
  • North arrow — Used to select a North arrow symbol from a cell library. Selecting the browse button opens the Select symbol library dialog with the files of type filter set to Cell library (*.cel). A preview window is provided to display the selected cell. If no cell library is loaded (default), the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator project North arrow is used.
  • Reset — Used to reset the North arrow to the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator internally set default. Resetting also clears the entered Symbols path.
CAUTION: Project north is always oriented pointing towards positive Y direction (up). If a cell is used as the North arrow symbol, and it points in a different direction, it will not affect the true project north direction. The default North Arrow cell is hard coded to avoid errors in cell graphic orientations.