EASE Evac Upgrade History

Version

2.0

EASE Evac v2.0.60

11.07.2024

Minor Update

Updated installer with AFMG publisher certificate.
Minor Bugfixes

EASE Evac v2.0.40

06.06.2023

Minor Update

Small improvements:

Calculated power consumption rounded to one decimal when < 10 W.

Minor Bugfixes

EASE Evac v2.0.30

12.01.2023

Minor Update

Bugfixes:

Fixed calculation of transformer output voltage when exceeding the maximum input voltage of multi-way loudspeakers for speech and music crest factor settings.

EASE Evac v2.0.20

09.11.2022

Minor Update

New features and improvements:

Cumulative Distribution also shows average values, e.g., the 90% average of STI.
Crest factor labels in Options window have been updated to show -9 dB and -15 dB.
The implementation margin for the power consumption estimate can be disabled under Options > Calculation Parameters.

EASE Evac v2.0.10

12.09.2022

The new version EASE Evac 2 is a paid upgrade and includes the following new major features:

Updated STI calculation
- Speech signal spectrum according to the 5th edition of IEC 60268-16. The setting is also shown in the report.
- STI masking corrections according to the 5th edition of IEC 60268-16.
Upgraded report
- A dialog window allows selecting different options. Various tables can be disabled or enabled via this configuration window, as well up to 5 additional mappings can be added to report.
- A progress bar indicates how many rooms have already been processed.
- The report shows for each room several geometrical quantities including surface area, volume and dimensions.
- Volume and surface area including objects are indicated as net volume and net surface area.
- In the distribution data table the report shows the min and max values for the distribution statistics.
- Surface materials information is added to the report
- When generating a report one can optionally add a table with all objects.
- Cumulative distribution results are shown in the distribution section of the report.
Crest factor settings for constant-voltage networks
- Allows switching between Sine, Speech (-9 dB) and Music (-15 dB) drive levels.
- Speaker power consumption is derated accordingly.
- Line loss and additional headroom estimated at 2 dB (60%) total which are added to the power consumption.
Cumulative distribution and results at thresholds for all mapping quantities
- For SPL, SNR, STI and CIS, the percentage area for the minimally achieved values is shown.
- For Alcons, the percentage area for the maximally achieved values is shown.
Measurement tool in Top view provides distance, time of flight, X- and Y-offset for two selected points.
System definitions can now be selected from a tree drop-down, which has subfolders according to the loudspeaker brands/manufacturers.
Configure layout map by independent origin and scaling.
STI class width: added 0.05 selection to distribution graph
- Extended class widths of all quantities to include 0.4/0.04 and 0.5/0.05 versions.
Added 4 dB and 5 dB widths to Relative Mapping of Direct SPL
- Extended width choices for all result quantities.
Front View and Side View now show the horizontal dimensions of the sections.
Improvements to material assignment
- Material areas in the Surfaces window can be copied, cut, and pasted.
- Furthermore, inserting a new vertex assigns the previous material to both new walls.
Allow deactivating a receiver in the Frequency Response view
- In the frequency response view, one can now right click on a receiver in the legend in order to deactivate it and hide its curve in the diagram.
Added NCB noise curves
Added RNC noise curves
Updated PNC and NC noise files
Added menu link to loudspeaker database on AFMG website

Bugfixes:

Fixed multi-thread problems when generating the report. This would occasionally cause an exception message that an object was already in use.
Fixed exception in the report generation that used to occur when a room has no speakers or only muted speakers.
Fixed sporadeous mapping graphic issue
Fixed sporadeous increase of line width for various graphs
Maximum values for Noise Levels were implemented

EASE Evac v1.1.100

03.06.2022

Bug fix for occasional graphics problems with top view mapping

EASE Evac v1.1.90

09.03.2022

Bug fix for creating reports in RTF file format.
Bug fix for importing incompatible GLL files.

EASE Evac v1.1.80

18.02.2022

Improved memory management.
Bug fix for material absorption graph.
Bug fix for reverberation time graph.

EASE Evac v1.1.70

07.09.2021

Bug fix for read-outs of Signal-To-Noise Ratio in status bar.
Bug fix for sound sources properties window when modeling projects with large dimensions.
Several minor bugfixes.

EASE Evac v1.1.6

14.10.2016

Minor bugfixes for print report

EASE Evac v1.1.5

05.05.2015

Solved issues occurring with licensing under rare configurations of Microsoft Windows 8.1

EASE Evac v1.1.4

16.05.2014

Bugfixes for the import of the full GLL database.

EASE Evac v1.1.3

11.12.2013

Software updated for compatibility with Microsoft Windows 8.1

EASE Evac v1.1.2

15.09.2012

Bugfixes for MS Windows XP related to loading projects with layout images

EASE Evac v1.1.1

15.06.2012

Major Update

Expanded and improved import functions for AutoCAD DXF and Google Sketchup drawing files.
Layout images can now be shared among rooms or defined separately.
Room origin can be defined and moved more easily.
Reduced project file size and increased program stability for very large projects and drawings.
Bugfix: Z coordinate of suspended ceiling loudspeakers is now saved properly.
Numerous bugfixes and minor additions.

EASE Evac v1.0.7

15.09.2011

Loudspeaker data files (GLL) without any company authorization can now be used as well.
Options setting EASE 4.3 for Input Signal now also works properly for band-limited sound sources.
Several small bugs and refresh problems resolved.