Wall thickness limitation

adfc · Posts: 45 Location: Montemerlo

In the last beta (1.4.0.0.34) I am trying to draw a new block with wall thickness of 0,26 m, but a window appears: "Wall thickness must be between 0,010 and 0,250 m".
Why did you add this limitation?

Andy Tindale · Posts: 2432 Location: Stroud

Well actually that limitation has always existed - if you entered a wall thickness greater than 0.25m DesignBuilder always limited it to 0.25m (without displaying a message).

We have been 'tidying up' this part of the programme recently and have done a lot more work since version 1.4.0.034. The next release, due out today, will allow a maximum wall thickness of 0.5m and it will also allow you to change the wall thickness for existing blocks.

The limitation exists to avoid geometric problems that can occur with complex block wall shapes and large wall thicknesses.

I would suggest that you accept the maximum value of 0.25m for now and then download the new version later today and change the block thickness to the value you require.

Andy

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