Skelion Changelog

What's new in Skelion 5.4.8

Apr 11, 2024
  • Update sketchup 2024

New in Skelion 5.4.2 (Feb 28, 2023)

  • PVWATTS update to v8.

New in Skelion 5.4.0 (Aug 19, 2022)

  • IE deprecated fixed
  • PVGIS updated to 5.2 version
  • Pvsyst h2p fixed for some orientations

New in Skelion 5.3.0 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • Temporal fixed gmaps and relieve for IE11

New in Skelion 5.2.9 (Apr 30, 2021)

  • Fixed non utf windows user names

New in Skelion 5.2.8 (Sep 17, 2020)

  • Reading Energy Plus weather file added.

New in Skelion 5.2.7 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Relieve and satellite tool fixed for SU2020
  • PVwatts service updated to work with new address.
  • Added project name and images to reports. Skelion settings stores the project name.
  • Solar acces added as an option in settings

New in Skelion 5.1.5 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • 3d text option for yearly shading derate percentage over each panel
  • Added user folder with pvmodule.csv.Folder not overwritten with an Skelion update.
  • Shading derate columns order in report error fixed.
  • Fixed panels with 0 thick and spacebetween inserting in a mesh.

New in Skelion 5.1.4 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Fix SU8 report error.
  • Fix Shading derate not working inside component instances.
  • Fix 180 azimuth convention negative in the mornings (East).
  • Optimun orientation feature
  • Meteorological data button
  • Skelion component button
  • Settings button
  • Construction point button
  • Dimension modules now can be ANSI or UTF-8 encoding.

New in Skelion 5.1.3 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Add vertical and horizontal gap feature
  • Fixed problems with architectural units
  • Insert panels in a mesh with different orientations--> User can choose now the number of groups to arrange panels in Report, PVWATTS and PVGYS.
  • Remember reports feature.
  • Shading derate exporter feature to SAM or other software.
  • Hide panels feature using shading derate criteria
  • Fix problem inserting panels in vertical faces.

New in Skelion 5.1.2 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Fix redo undo actions
  • Update to pvwatts v4

New in Skelion 5.1.1 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Microsoft windows SketchUp open patch for ruby2.0
  • SketchUp developers rules applied.

New in Skelion 5.1.0 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Insert panels dialog user input error fixed

New in Skelion 5.09 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • SketchUp 2014 compatible
  • Export report to csv and xml and print button

New in Skelion 5.08 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Mavericks fixed
  • Create panel bug fixed (point and comma regional configuration bug)
  • relief feature added

New in Skelion 5.07 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • non-planar some errors fixed
  • pvwatts webservice fixed error when location is near USA border.
  • extension adapted to trimble format

New in Skelion 5.06 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • PVWatts v1 CellID automatically selected
  • Minimum shading criteria
  • Array view and array report
  • Insertion of solar panels centering over face
  • Report counting bug fixed
  • Shading derate calculation
  • Solar texture bug fixed
  • Insert button dialogs improved
  • Weight added to report and to dimension_modules.csv
  • non-planar blug-splat fixed
  • non-planar mesh outer edges no soft feature added
  • pvsyst exporter

New in Skelion 5.05 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • Report, PVGYS, PVWATTS improved.
  • Face report added
  • Azimuth and tilt tool improved.
  • Progressbar added to shadow projections.

New in Skelion 5.04 (Oct 21, 2014)

  • 180 South hemisphere convention changed.
  • Azimuth coplanar tolerance bug fixed.
  • Multiplefaces criteria in coplanar panels over faces with tilt changed.
  • Column alignment feature added.
  • Sun path chart feature added.
  • Stack panels feature added.
  • Surfaces algorithm improved
  • User's guide.

New in Skelion 5.03 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • path bug fixed

New in Skelion 5.02 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • cross platform
  • web dialogs changed

New in Skelion 5.00 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • shadows feature added

New in Skelion 4.83 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • fixed bug multiplefaces option2 with 360ยบ convention
  • fixed bug surfaces with inner areas.(actually this feature is under development and fails with heavy surface like semi cylinders.)

New in Skelion 4.82 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • bug license acceptation fixed

New in Skelion 4.81 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • dialogs improved

New in Skelion 4.8 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Surface feature added
  • Pitch calculation bug fixed

New in Skelion 4.72 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Added license confirmation

New in Skelion 4.71 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Surface feature added.
  • Pitch algorithm improved.
  • PVWatts button added
  • Trial period added

New in Skelion 4.7 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Surface feature added.
  • Pitch algorithm improved.
  • PVWatts button added
  • Trial period added

New in Skelion 4.6 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • Multiple faces feature added.
  • Solarfields report button added.
  • Utm origin button added.
  • Mean face over surface button added.