Quick guide WindPRO 2 7 - EMD International A/S

1 Quick guide Version WindPRO Quick guide June 2010 EMD International A/S y Niels Jernes Vej 10 y DK 9220 Aalborg y tel.: +45 9635 4444 y fax: +45 9635 4446 y e mail: y web: 1 WindPRO Quick guide June 2010 EMD International A/S y Niels Jernesvej 10 y DK 9220 Aalborg y tel.: +45 9635 4444 y fax: +45 9635 4446 y e mail: y web: 2 Content 1. How to get started with WindPRO Introduction .. 2 2. Installation and licens activation .. 2 3. Start a project .. 4 The Project Explorer.

2 4 Create a project .. 4 Attachment of maps .. 6 Defining the Site center .. 6 4. Projecting .. 8 Maps and object .. 8 Inserting wind turbines .. 10 Inserting simple wind data .. 11 5. Calculations and result .. 13 6. The objects in WindPRO .. 15 7. Additional guided tours .. 16 Adding height contours data .. 16 Exporting to Google Earth .. 17 1. How to get started with WindPRO Introduction This Quick guide will teach you how to get started with WindPRO through exercises. The first step to start a project is to use the Project Explorer.

3 Then you will learn how to attach background maps and work with coordinates. Following this, you will learn about inserting objects to show you how the relevant data for your task is set up in WindPRO . The material for you to practice is available at WindPRO Data\Samples\Ebeltoft. Other sample data are also included so you can follow the same steps, using different sites. So let s get started with the installation of WindPRO ! 2. Installation and license activation can run under Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. Hardware requirements are as follows: Minimum specification is a 1 GHz Pentium processor, 1GB RAM, 1GB HD free space.

4 Recommended specification is 2 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB HD free space. Note that if you are running Windows Vista, a multi core CPU is highly recommended. For 3D Animator, a 3D accelerated graphics card is required. When you install from the "original" WindPRO DVD or USB stick, you just plug in the DVD or stick in the computer, click on , the installation will start automatically after selecting "Install WindPRO " from the menu. From a DOWNLOAD or simply from a file, where WindPRO is just one of many applications, you need to find the MSI file and run it.

5 The installation program will guide you through the installation on the screen. The default folder for WindPRO is: C:\Program Files\EMD\ \. Start up of WindPRO . WindPRO is started automatically after the installation or by entering the Start menu and click the All Programs| WindPRO | icon. Select the software language by clicking on the corresponding flag. WindPRO Quick guide June 2010 EMD International A/S y Niels Jernes Vej 10 y DK 9220 Aalborg y tel.: +45 9635 4444 y fax: +45 9635 4446 y e mail: y web: 3 WindPRO Quick guide June 2010 EMD International A/S y Niels Jernesvej 10 y DK 9220 Aalborg y tel.

6 : +45 9635 4444 y fax: +45 9635 4446 y e mail: y web: 4 Activation The license file is called and can be found on the WindPRO USB stick or in an email from EMD if you have been in contact with EMD In case you have received the license file by e mail, you should save it on your computer from your e mail program. Click on Browse and find on the USB or the computer. After reading the license file, the End user license agreement must be accepted. Click on Next to the window Activation information . Assuming you are an end user, just write your name and e mail twice in the form.

7 In the window Select module selection method , accept Activate All modules by clicking on Next. In the window Enter activation code , you need to enter the activation code which was sent to the email address that you typed in previously. Click on Next and the license should now be successfully activated. 3. Start a project The Project Explorer WindPRO starts with the Globe the Project Explorer view: a useful tool for managing your projects. A small window will ask you Do you want to auto update the list of projects?

8 Click on Yes. Red spots will appear. They stand for the sample projects available in WindPRO Data\Samples (which can be found under my documents or C:\ driver on a computer with a former WindPRO version). Do not double click on one of these red spots because it will open an existing project (keep this for later). The purpose of this Quick guide is indeed to make you create a new project from scratch. Add a user layer as a backdrop for the map this uses GIS data in the ESRI SHP format: Select the " WindPRO Data\Globe\Europe\ " file.

9 Click on a colour region and see the country and the wind speed interval at the same time in the "search user layer field". Now you have an idea which possibilities the globe offers you explore further details later. Create a project Let s create a project in Denmark for which data are included in the installation of WindPRO . Try to find Denmark and zoom in on the country. Select the "new project" crosshair by clicking it and place it (click) next to the colored spot at the "nose tip" of Jutland, Denmark (Ebeltoft) as show on the following figure.

10 WindPRO Quick guide June 2010 EMD International A/S y Niels Jernes Vej 10 y DK 9220 Aalborg y tel.: +45 9635 4444 y fax: +45 9635 4446 y e mail: y web: 5 Click then the "create new project" button: In the Save as window, select the folder WindPRO Data\samples\Ebeltoft\ for your new project and name it "My first test". (Normally you should create a new folder for each new project you make in order to keep all project relevant data together). The file format of a WindPRO project is w3p. Select the country (Denmark) under Site if it is missing.