P&K KFA (VDI 3781 part 4)

Versions

Version 2.30. (2025-04-09)

• fix: For flat roofs, the chimney height above ground must be limited to twice the building height and not above the ridge.

Version 2.29. (2024-04-24)

• fix: Initial directory setting was ignored.

Version 2.28. (2024-03-22)

• new: Images are now saved in the more common PNG format
• mod: Adjusted HTML export for better import
• new: HTML export can now be done directly by right-clicking on Save Graphic
• new: HTML export can now also be copied directly via the clipboard with the right click on Copy Graphic
• new: Table and column selection made available in the browser view
• new: The preview button in the HTML view opens the HTML document in the standard browser, which is more suitable for printing long or complex documents

Version 2.27. (2024-03-13)

• new: In grid forms, opened via the main menu, deleted rows can be restored.
• new: The illustration of the Recirkulationszone can now also be display for near by house or all houses.
• new: An open Add Chimney form displays modified data in the graphic and allows for some adjustments of the latter.
• fix: Formfeed settings for internal browser corrected. See Präfernenzen

Version 2.26. (2024-02-29)

• fix: The chimney height on the 2D/3D illustration page was displayed using different rounding functions, which could lead to different fraction.

Version 2.25. (2024-01-24)

• Area of buildings taken into account extended

Version 2.24. (2023-12-06)

• new: New options in Parameter for Recirculation zone
• fix: Problems with LoD1 data solved

Version 2.23. (2023-08-28)

• fix: When changing the stack, block building will be turned off and needs to be turned on again, if desired.
• fix: Adjustemnts for Berlin CityGML-files.
• changed: Default settings for fuel.
• new: Now showing the hight of the Exposure Zone for the source building as well.
• new: The roof outline will be shown in the selection color, if the house causes the chimney hight.

Version 2.22. (2023-08-21)

• change: The Checkbox Orthogonal is now Perspective and off by default. When Perspective is activated the graphic becomes perspective. Next to the checkbox appears a trackbar with which the angle of the perspective can be set. This helps if edges of objects are not properly stacked. This is a problem of 3D-libraries, which is called z-fighting.
• new: The key combination ALT-c resets the graphic position.

Version 2.21. (2023-08-01)

• fix: The in Version 2.17 added function to turn off individual building labels had side effects to block labels.
• fix: When changing the active stack, blocks needed to be re-generated.
• fix: Adjustement for Munich CityGML.
• change: changed behavior of some non modal forms. On modifactions the caption will be changed to "Apply" and with a click these modifications will be applied. On click without modifications the form will be closed.

Version 2.20. (2023-07-23)

• fix: On some Proczessors the initialisation of the coordinate system didn't work as expected.

Version 2.19. (2023-07-14)

• fix: The last window wasn't always removed from the graphhic.
• new: Set ShowInactiveHouses.checked=TRUE in Options/App-Config to have the edges of inactive houses displayed.

Version 2.18. (2023-07-05)

• fix: The rotation of a rectanglular chimney works now too, when the chimney is on an extenstion and the main building is rotated.

Version 2.17. (2023-07-04)

• fix: Generell solution for the angle β
• new: In the Form Discharge Devices (Chimneys) dimensions for devices can be defined, which will be used in the graphic only.
• new: In the Form Buildings one can inhibit Names being displayed via Label.

Version 2.16. (2023-06-25)

• fix: The value for angle β in the log was wrong. The result off the calculation stays unchanged.

Version 2.15. (2023-06-05)

• fix: In Add Bckground Image on can now define the projection

Version 2.14. (2023-06-02)

• fix: LoD2 Data like the one used for Berlin, can now be imported as well.

Version 2.13. (2023-04-26)

• new: Checkbox Blocks in Add Stack removed.

Version 2.12. (2023-03-11)

• new: Graphic-Ciews can now be included into protokols.
• fix: Problems with building extensions corrected.
• fix: Page control in printouts improved.

Version 2.11. (2022-12-02)

• new: A Getting Startet document is now available and integrated.
• fix: The Clipping on GML-Import didn't remove all remote objects.
• fix: The entry of "Upper Opening Edge" greater zero for many buildings could result in an error.

Version 2.10. (2022-01-31)

• new: The maximale Work Size for the background graphic can now be increased. Thereby the quality of the illustration cen be increased. This will decrease perfomance.
• new: The othogonal view (Expertenmode) can now be turned off.

Version 2.9. (2021-12-14)

• fix: Printing with standard browser now uses less paper.
• fix: Intel Iris X2 Graphics shows all lines now.
• fix: When storing a new view, it could happen that a previously stored view was activated.

Version 2.8. (2021-10-31)

• new: Possibility to enter other emissions as Exposure Zone radius.
• fixed: Log created a second window
• fixed: Legend color in simulation
• fixed: edit buildings may mark wrong house in list
• fixed: Windows 11 Browser couldn't find HTML file
• fixed: Block building in Chimney placement now only in Expert Mode
• workaround: Block building in Chimney placement has to be turned off via dialog reopen
• Bug: OpenGL 2.1 in VirtualBox is buggy and does not show background images

Version 2.7.0.528 (2021-08-31)

• For the background imgae a color filter can be used.
• The temporary folder in Preferences wasn't used for the browser files.

Version 2.7 (2020-12-05)

• Mouse wheel control improved
• Graphic Font Size are now saved in defaults and Views
• Missing translation of labels in some forms corrected
• New forma and function CityGML Extract
• Small Corrections

Version 2.6 (2020-10-08)

• Small Corrections

Version 2.6 (2020-09-09)

• Store and recall Views
• Chimney placement Heatmap dependency on blocks implemented
• Journal texts clarified

Version 2.5 (2019-11-11)

• Changes to hints and captions.
• New sample City.kfa
• Error message "'' is not valid an integer value" fixed.
• CityGML Import now understands special characters in CoreName

Version 2.4 (2019-11-01)

• When moving houses, data corruption could occur. This has been fixed now.
• For a few cases wrong alignment in CityGML-Imports corrected.
• For a few cases wrong block creation corrected.
• False recirculation zone for flat roof corrected.

Version 2.3 (2019-10-20)

• Problems with Map Imports fixed.

Version 2.2 (2019-09-17)

• Problems on Block aktivation fixed.

Version 2.1 (2019-06-18)

• Terrain illustration improved
• LoD1 building placement corrected
• Blocking of buildings improved
• Performance improved

Version 2.0 (2019-05-31)

• Automatic block formation of closely adjacent buildings to determine the recirculation zone.
• Building parameters can now be varied in the simulation form and the course of the chimney height can be graphically displayed.
• Small fixes

Version 1.9.0 (2019-05-01)

• The terrain height can be set when adding houses via the graphic. Its value is preset to the minimal terrain height.
• The font size can be set in the graphics.
• On CityGML import building names are turned off for speed when there are more than 100 building.
• Lod1 files are also considered in CityGML import.
• Small fixes

Version 1.8.0 (1019-02-17)

• Buildings can be deleted via a rectengular selection.
• Buildings can be imported from Lod2 gml files. This function is Beta!
• Small fixes
• New toolbar button to open the messages form. This form no longer pops up.

Version 1.7.0 (2019-01-15)

• Cross selection between buildings in the table and graphic, when the former form was opened via Edit.
• Small fixes

Version 1.6.0 (2018-11-03)

• Completed English translation of documents

Version 1.5.0 (2018-10-18)

Version 1.4.0 (2018-10-14)

Version 1.3.0 (2018-09-23)

Stll no complete English manual. The program texts are in German and English

Version 1.2.0 (2018-08-22)

Version 1.1.0 (2018-08-08)

Version 1.0.0 (2018-07-08)

• Small corrections

To do:

• Completion of English translation of documents