Introduction

flixo is a tool to analyze the thermal properties of a design or construction, and to document those results. Two main tools comprise flixo: a CAD workspace and entry tool, and a document generation tool. flixo calculates and gives an overview of temperatures and heat flux; it shows temperatures in specific places along with other global thermal properties.

flixo was developed by Infomind ltd, Zurich

The most important features of flixo :

•	Very user friendly, many input aids and wizard to reduce data input time

•	Complete integration with WindowsXP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

•	Graphical arrangement of the calculated results on a report page

•	Easy import of files from 3rd party CAD programs through DXF and SVG interface

•	Results can be exported into a graphic format as SVG files, or be exported into other programs via Drag&Drop or the clipboard

•	Free forms

•	A materials database with more than 1000 materials from different European standards (EN ISO 10456, EN ISO 10077-2, EN ISO 673, EN ISO 6946)

•	Library with numerous components (like window, walls, floors etc.) for fast creation of constructions using parametric components

•	Tools and assistants for automatic calculation of temperatures, thermal currents, and component property values like U-values, Ψ-values, frame U-values

•	Calculation with the finite element method

•	Automatic mesh generation and mesh refinement at critical points

•	Number of temperature nodes is unlimited, and is only restricted by the hardware employed

•	Calculation of thermal conductivities for air cavities, automatic filling of not fully enclosed cavities, automatic placement of special boundary, and automatic subdivision of air cavities according to EN ISO 10077-2

•	Assistants for automatic calculation of joint U-values, joint Ψ-values and the influence of screws according to prEN ISO 12631

This manual shows all features of flixo . Features that are not in all, but only in certain versions of flixo, are identified specifically:

	this feature is included in flixo pro
	this feature is included in flixo frame
	this feature is included in flixo energy plus
	this feature is included in flixo energy