BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 Release Notes
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This document provides release notes for BREEZE AERMOD version 7.11. Key updates include improvements to the map view interface, the ability to import AutoCAD files, and a new top 10 receptor concentrations table. Additional changes were bug fixes, warning messages for certain model inputs, and modifications to the hourly emissions editor to support new source types. Known issues are also listed.
BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 Release Notes
- 1. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com BREEZE Software +1 (972) 661-8881 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11
- 2. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 Release Notes What’s New in 7.11 Updated map control to feature significant improvements to the map view including: o Added support for base map image size of 60 MB or more depending on the hardware o Added keyboard shortcuts for operations including unselecting, deleting, selecting all, multiple selection, copying, and pasting o Added mouse wheel operation for zoom in and out o Improved map update when adding and deleting objects and removed the unnecessary Redraw toolbar o Improved object selection so that if any part of an object is selected, the entire object will be selected o Updated displaying style for some objects in the Map Tab o Updated projection form to include coordinate system with more projections o Removed the unnecessary projection settings when importing shapefiles o Removed unnecessary projection group box and combined the View tab into Map Data Tab in Map Manager
- 3. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Added a feature to allow importing of 2D and 3D geometric data with AutoCAD's .dwg/dxf file formats
- 4. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Added a table in Results Summary that provides receptors with the top 10 concentrations
- 5. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Modified Hourly Emission File Editor to create hourly emission records for open pit, EPA line, and buoyant line sources
- 6. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Added a warning message about a flare’s temperature if a flare is defined Increased the line length limitation and file name length limitation in the input file for version 09292 and later Added a warning message if the elevation field is left blank in the Data Tab Added a note for users to set up additional buoyant line source parameters Changed the emission rate unit for buoyant line sources from g/s/m2 to g/s to reflect the U.S EPA’s documentation typographical error
- 7. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com • Fixed a bug that caused the program to crash when reading certain ISC input files • Fixed a bug that prevented basic MetView from being launched in the Meteorology section or the Project Tools • Fixed a bug that prevented variable emission rate factors to be defaulted to the value of one when switching temporal options • Fixed a bug that prevented Zoom to function from displaying proper objects • Fixed a bug that dropped the dry depletion option when reading ISC input files • Fixed a bug that caused the program to crash when using the keyboard to input Start Hour or End Hour data into the Hourly Emission File Editor • Fixed a bug that caused the program to crash when clicking on Stop for Schedule Runs Bug Fixes
- 8. Release Notes BREEZE AERMOD 7.11 July 19, 2016 breeze@trinityconsultants.com breeze-software.com Known Issues When the multi-year option is enabled in the Control Options, subsequent years must be run immediately after prior years in order properly read the output files. Some USB Hardware Keys (dongles) for multi-core licenses of AERMOD that were issued for use with the 11103 and earlier executables will not be compatible with the most recent editions of the AERMOD Parallel and BREEZE AERMOD Parallel executables. These keys may need to be updated; please contact Support with related questions. Event runs must be executed immediately after the corresponding standard AERMOD run. Some numbers (e.g., ones that have a low number of or no decimal places) may be carried out to a higher number of decimal places when converting between different units of measure in both the Data tab and the Sources form of the Project tab, resulting in a loss of precision.