Fanfare for Windows PC Computers

Revision History:
2.86
  • Enlarged drawing sheets added.
  • Sheet notes added (double-click on list of sheets).
  • Miscellaneous minor revisions.
2.85
  • Modifications for compatibility with Vista OS security requirements.
  • Registration is now per User, not per Machine.
  • Registration can now completed by Users without administrator privileges.
  • For Vista OS, user data files, eg ducts and fittings, are now per User, not per Machine.
2.83
  • Display of fittings under cursor improved for circular expansions/contractions.
  • Losses for converging branches (line) revised for UK traditional fittings.
2.82
  • Annotations can now be relocated. Unfilled circles added
  • Section free ends can now be adjusted.
2.81
  • Menu link to online tutorials added.
  • Revisions to duct auto-sizing for system files.
2.80
  • Distribution files modified for installation on 64-bit operating systems.
  • For system files, duct auto-sizing consistency improved.
  • For system files, rectanular ducts can now be arranged vertically (ie, width < depth) if sizing criteria dictate.
  • For system files, report on ductwork automatic sizing added.
  • Minor display changes.
2.74
  • User-defined fittings now saved in all circumstances.
2.73
  • Minor display revisions.
2.72
  • 'US Traditional' duct sizing corrected for metric units.
2.71
  • 'US Traditional' duct sizing option added to match output from older sizing methods, ie Ductulator.
2.70
  • Recompiled for .NET version 2.0.
    No other changes in this revision
    Requires .NET version 2.0 to be installed
2.61
  • Duct (fan) sections can be set-up as run, run/standby sections etc.
  • Duct gauge estimation for circular (US standards) ducts amended.
  • Additional duct materials.
  • Fitting loss output added to individual duct data calculation.
  • Minor display changes.
2.60
  • Heat transfer and weight added to system files calculations.
  • Heat transfer added to index file calculations.
  • Automatic duct size calculations revised to give more consistent results between similar sections.
  • Changes to input and output displays.
2.59a
  • Summary calculation data display amended for certain automatic fitting types (does not affect detailed fitting data or printed output).
2.59
  • Undo/redo added for system files (10 levels).
  • Intermittent error when calculating system head corrected (forthcoming heat loss calculations temporarily disabled).
2.58
  • For system files, intermittent error when adding section flowrate and fitting data has been eliminated.
  • For system files, printout is now correct for both automatic and manual data selections.
  • For system files, automatic duct sizing with limiting width/height not set (ie zero) has been amended.
  • Duct gauge estimation for circular (US standards) ducts amended.
  • Stainless steel duct material option added.
2.57
  • Editing the system data no longer resets the file type (affects v2.56 only).
2.56
  • Inbuilt duct database expanded.
  • Fan gain calculations added.
  • Duct weight calculations tool added (not yet integrated into system calculations).
  • Duct heat transfer calculations tool added (not yet integrated into system calculations).
  • Error when cancelling section editing corrected (system files only).