HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS [vol 1]

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HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS Volume 1

PDMS Version 11.6SP1

pdms1161/HVAC Using PDMS Vol1 issue 270605

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Revision History Date

Version

Notes

September 2003

11.5

Updated to incorporate the Design Explorer and the new view manipulation facilities introduced at this version of PDMS.

August 2004

11.6

Updates for 11.6.

June 2005

11.6.SP1

Minor corrections for 11.6.SP1.

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1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

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Introducing VANTAGE PDMS 2.1 2.2 2.3

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The scope of this guide ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Intended audience .............................................................................. 1-1 1.1.2 Assumptions ....................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.3 About the tutorial exercise .................................................................. 1-2 1.1.4 Further reading ................................................................................... 1-2 Text conventions ............................................................................................... 1-2 Terminology ...................................................................................................... 1-2 How the guide is organised............................................................................... 1-3 Further training in the use of PDMS.................................................................. 1-4

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Introducing the structure of PDMS .................................................................... 2-1 The strengths of PDMS..................................................................................... 2-1 PDMS HVAC design features ........................................................................... 2-2

Getting Started

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3.1 3.2 3.3

Logging in.......................................................................................................... 3-1 Using the mouse ............................................................................................... 3-2 Using forms ....................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3.1 Using text boxes ................................................................................. 3-2 3.3.2 Using drop-down lists.......................................................................... 3-3 3.4 The PDMS startup display ................................................................................ 3-4 3.5 Using menus ..................................................................................................... 3-5 3.6 Using the tool bar .............................................................................................. 3-6 3.7 Using the Design Explorer ................................................................................ 3-6 3.8 Using the status bar .......................................................................................... 3-8 3.9 More on using forms ......................................................................................... 3-8 3.9.1 Using option buttons ........................................................................... 3-9 3.9.2 Using check boxes .............................................................................. 3-9 3.9.3 Using scrollable lists ........................................................................... 3-9 3.9.4 Using action buttons ......................................................................... 3-10 3.10 Responding to alert forms ............................................................................... 3-10 3.11 Using on-line Help........................................................................................... 3-10

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Learning about the PDMS Database Hierarchy 4.1 4.2 4.3

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How PDMS stores design data ......................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 PDMS design data definitions ............................................................. 4-2 Viewing the design ............................................................................................ 4-3 4.2.1 Exploring the HVAC database hierarchy............................................. 4-4 Viewing the design ............................................................................................ 4-4 4.3.1 Setting the scale and direction of the view.......................................... 4-4 4.3.2 Using the draw list............................................................................... 4-5 4.3.3 Manipulating the displayed view ......................................................... 4-7 Saving the current design and leaving your design session ............................. 4-9

Routing a Sequence of HVAC Components 5.1

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HVAC component representation in the catalogue ........................................... 5-1

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Filling ductwork gaps automatically................................................................... 7-1 Adding stiffening flanges ................................................................................... 7-4 Automatic item numbering and naming............................................................. 7-5 Finishing off design details................................................................................ 7-6 7.4.1 Modifying joint types ........................................................................... 7-7 7.4.2 Inserting an access panel ................................................................... 7-7 Changing the view representation..................................................................... 7-8

Checking and Outputting Design Data 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4

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The grid/tiling utility ........................................................................................... 6-1 Creating side branches ..................................................................................... 6-4

Completing the Design 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4

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5.1.1 HVAC physical shape ......................................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 HVAC variables................................................................................... 5-2 Restoring your PDMS session and starting the HVAC application ................... 5-2 Setting HVAC defaults ...................................................................................... 5-3 5.3.1 Setting a default detailing specification ............................................... 5-3 5.3.2 Choosing the HVAC form format......................................................... 5-4 5.3.3 Customising HVAC forms ................................................................... 5-6 Creating HVAC administrative elements........................................................... 5-7 5.4.1 Creating an HVAC system element .................................................... 5-7 5.4.2 Creating an HVAC branch element..................................................... 5-7 Creating HVAC components ............................................................................. 5-9 5.5.1 Creating a fire damper ...................................................................... 5-12 5.5.2 Moving the fire damper ..................................................................... 5-12 5.5.3 Creating a composite component ..................................................... 5-13 Adding more HVAC components to your ductwork......................................... 5-15 5.6.1 Creating a rectangular radiused bend............................................... 5-15 5.6.2 Repositioning the rectangular radiused bend ................................... 5-15 5.6.3 Creating a rectangular mitred offset.................................................. 5-16 5.6.4 Creating a second rectangular radiused bend .................................. 5-17 5.6.5 Adding a circular section silencer ..................................................... 5-17 5.6.6 Adding a three-way component and terminating the branch............. 5-18 5.6.7 Defining the branch tail ..................................................................... 5-19

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Querying data settings ...................................................................................... 8-1 Checking for design data inconsistencies ......................................................... 8-2 Data check functions......................................................................................... 8-4 Checking for clashes......................................................................................... 8-5 8.4.1 Obstruction levels ............................................................................... 8-5 8.4.2 Extent of clashing................................................................................ 8-5 8.4.3 The clash detection process ............................................................... 8-6 Generating a data output report ........................................................................ 8-8 8.5.1 Generating a tabulated data report ..................................................... 8-8 8.5.2 Plotting the design model.................................................................. 8-11 8.5.3 Setting up a drawing administration hierarchy .................................. 8-12 8.5.4 Defining the content of a drawing sheet............................................ 8-15 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 8-18

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The scope of this guide This guide introduces some of the facilities provided by VANTAGE PDMS for the design and documentation of interconnected Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) ducting networks. It explains the main concepts underlying PDMS and its supporting applications, and shows how you can apply these to your own design projects. The chapters of this guide take the form of a hands-on tutorial exercise combined with frequent explanation of the underlying concepts. As you work progressively through the exercise, you will gain practical experience of the ways in which you can use PDMS while learning about the powerful facilities it provides.

1.1.1 Intended audience This guide has been written for engineers familiar with HVAC design practices, who may or may not have prior knowledge of PDMS.

1.1.2 Assumptions For you to use this guide, the sample PDMS project, Project SAM, must be correctly installed on your system, and you must have read/write access to the project databases. It is assumed that you know: •

•

where to find PDMS on your computer system you know how to use the Windows operating system installed on your site.

Contact your systems administrator if you need help in either of these areas.

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1.1.3 About the tutorial exercise All the steps of the exercise are numbered sequentially throughout the guide. The start and end of each part of the exercise is marked by lines across the page to separate them from the general information sections, like this:

1.1.4 Further reading You can find a list of relevant AVEVA documentation in the appendices of this guide.

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Text conventions This guide uses the following text conventions: Serif

for the majority of the text.

Bold

to highlight important information, and to introduce special terminology.

Serif italic

to denote internal cross references and citations.

Sans-serif

to denote keys on your keyboard.

Sans-serif bold for menu names and options, and for the names of forms. Typewriter

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for text within a form, including text that you enter yourself using the keyboard.

Terminology You can switch rapidly between the different parts of the program, so that the distinctions between them become almost imperceptible, but you need to recognise what is happening when you select from the different functions available to you from the various menus. The following terms are used throughout this guide to describe what action to carry out: Enter

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Type text into the specified dialogue box, then press the Enter (or Return) key to confirm the entry.

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Click

Place the mouse cursor over a specified point, then quickly press and release the designated mouse button. If no button is specified, use the left-hand mouse button.

Pick

Click on the required item to select it.

Drag

Place the mouse cursor over a specified point, then press and hold down the required mouse button while moving the cursor to a second specified point. Release the button over the second point.

Double-click

Place the mouse cursor over a specified point, then click the left-hand mouse button twice in quick succession.

How the guide is organised This guide comprises two volumes divided into chapters and appendices, as follows: Volume 1 (this volume): Chapter 1

introduces this guide and summarises its scope.

Chapter 2

gives a general overview of the main design facilities provided within the HVAC application.

Chapter 3

gives you a general guide to using the PDMS graphical user interface, including an explanation of how to access detailed on-line help. A running example is used from this chapter on, to illustrate essential concepts.

Chapter 4

explains how PDMS stores its design data and shows you how to organise your data.

Chapter 5

demonstrates the key features of HVAC design using PDMS and shows you how to build up a ductwork sequence component by component.

Chapter 6

shows you how to extend the basic ductwork sequence by adding side branches to form a more complex network. In doing so, it introduces a useful facility for creating a reference grid which can be used to position ceiling tiles for locating HVAC grilles etc.

Chapter 7

explains some ways of finishing off the design details by using some automated facilities provided by the application.

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shows how to check your design for clashes, and how to generate reports and plots directly from the design data. It concludes the worked example.

Volume 2: Appendix A

shows the complete hierarchy of all options available from the application bar menus, pull-down menus and submenus in a convenient quick-reference format.

Appendix B

summarises the database hierarchy which PDMS uses to store your HVAC design data.

Appendix C

contains annotated illustrations of all of the HVAC components which are provided in the catalogue database which forms an integral part of the product.

Appendix D

contains some examples of the types of HVAC layout plots which can be produced easily by using PDMS

Appendix E

identifies other sources of information which supplement, and expand upon, the brief details given in this guide.

The guide concludes with an index, allowing you to refer back to any specific topics about whose details you need to be reminded.

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Further training in the use of PDMS This guide teaches you about the key features of using PDMS for HVAC designs only. If you wish to learn more about the wide-ranging facilities of PDMS, AVEVA provides a wide range of training courses, covering all levels of expertise and all design disciplines. For details of courses, and to arrange course attendance, contact your nearest AVEVA support office (see the copyright page at the front of this guide for our web address).

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Introducing VANTAGE PDMS This chapter introduces: •

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•

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the structure of PDMS the strengths of PDMS HVAC design features.

Introducing the structure of PDMS PDMS comprises the following functional parts: •

•

modules applications.

A module is a subdivision of PDMS that you use to carry out specific types of operation. This guide covers the following modules: •

• •

Design, which you use for creating the 3D design model Draft, which you use for generating annotated and dimensioned drawings of your design. An application is a supplementary program that has been tailored to provide easy control of operations that are specific to a particular discipline. The application you will use for HVAC design work in this guide the HVAC Designer.

You can switch quickly and easily between different parts of PDMS.

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The strengths of PDMS In VANTAGE PDMS, you have a powerful suite of facilities for the creation, analysis and documentation of interconnected HVAC ducting networks. The emphasis is on maximising both design consistency and design productivity: •

The design modelling functions incorporate a degree of apparent intelligence that enables them to make sensible decisions about the consequential effects of many of your design choices. This allows you to implement a sequence of related decisions with a minimum of effort.

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You can incorporate modifications into your design at any stage without fear of invalidating any of your prior work, because data consistency-checking is an integral part of the product. PDMS automatically manages drawing production, material take-off reports, and so on, by reading all design data directly from a common set of databases, to prevent errors from being introduced by transcribing information between different disciplines. The applications let you check all aspects of your design as work progresses. This includes on-line interdisciplinary clash detection, so the chances of errors and inconsistencies reaching the final documented design are reduced to an exceptionally low level. The applications are controlled from a graphical user interface. This means that all design, drawing and reporting operations are initiated by selecting choices from menus, and by entering data into on-screen forms. For ease of use, you can select most of the components you require by picking them from a set of diagrammatic representations, and many common actions are represented by pictorial icons. On-screen help is available to assist you whenever you need help.

PDMS HVAC design features VANTAGE PDMS has been designed by HVAC engineers for HVAC engineers. The HVAC application offers the following key benefits: •

•

•

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The HVAC Designer application lets you build up and detail complex ducting networks simply by selecting components from standard catalogues. By using standard default settings, a conceptual layout can be created and analysed rapidly, leaving the design details to a later post-approval stage. The application provides facilities for creating rectangular, circular and oval cross-sectional items. Individual design components can be selected from over 100 parametric catalogue items covering all likely requirements, including a range of auxiliary items such as stiffening frames, access panels, splitter plates etc., all of which will be accurately detailed in the design model. The catalogue also includes a range of inline plant items such as centrifugal and axial fans, air handling units, silencers, dampers etc., each ready for insertion into the design model in a single operation. User-definable detailing specifications, such as those for construction materials, ductwork gauge, flange dimensions etc., define precise manufacturing requirements. User-definable default settings ensure compliance with company standards and a high level of design consistency throughout the project. HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS Volume 1 Version 11.6SP1

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Accurate geometric representation of all design items ensures reliable clash checking during the design process, leading to good space management and the early elimination of positional errors. Explicitly positioned design components are interconnected automatically with implied ductwork as the design of the ductwork sequence is built up. An autofilling facility is provided which can then calculate the optimum use of standard ducting straights to complete the material take-off list for the entire network. Several design aids are incorporated, including a facility for creating horizontal grids which can be used to position ceiling tiles. This can greatly aid the layout of building services in an architectural environment. HVAC elements may be named in accordance with a predefined set of rules, so that their positions in the database hierarchy are always obvious without you having to enter specific texts during the design process. The application’s user interface can be tailored readily to suit the level of experience of any individual user. In particular, graphical illustrations of all catalogue items can be displayed if required to simplify component selection and dimensioning. You can carry out multi-disciplinary clash checks at any stage of the design, thus avoiding spatial conflicts within the overall model which could be expensive to rectify at the construction stage. This is particularly important where different features of the design model are under the control of different designers. At any stage of your work, you can create reports listing specified data from the current database. You can specify a standard report template, so you can derive lists of commonly-required information very quickly, or you can design a one-off report format to suit special needs. The resultant output, which can include data from any design discipline, sorted in any way you require, can be either displayed on your screen or sent to a file (for storage and/or for printing).

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how to log in to PDMS how to use the windows, menus and forms that comprise the PDMS graphical user interface on-line help.

Logging in This is the first step of the tutorial exercise. If you do not know where the PDMS program is stored on your system, you will have to contact your system administrator at this point.

Exercise begins:

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Start PDMS by double-clicking on the PDMS icon. The VANTAGE PDMS Login form that appears requires you to specify a number of details at the outset of your session.

Ignore any entries currently shown in this form. The next section describes how to complete the boxes, and the exercise continues afterwards.

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Using the mouse You use the mouse to steer the graphics cursor around the screen and to select or pick items by using the mouse buttons. The buttons perform different tasks depending on the type of window, and the position within the window, where the cursor is positioned. The appearance of the cursor changes according to the type of display item that is underneath it. The left-hand mouse button has three functions: •

• •

On a graphical view, clicking the left-hand button with the cursor over a design element results in that element becoming the current element (that is, the design item on which you want to carry out the next operation). In a sequence of menus, dragging with the left-hand button activates the command represented by the highlighted menu option when the button is released. On a form, the effect varies according to what you select.

The middle mouse button is used primarily to manipulate a graphical view; the right-hand button (which gives a shortcut menu) is used to access the menu options specific to the graphical view window.

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Using forms Forms can include any of the following: •

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•

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text boxes drop-down lists option buttons check boxes scrollable lists action buttons.

Text boxes and drop-down lists are explained below; the remainder are explained later in this chapter.

3.3.1 Using text boxes Text boxes are the areas where you type in alphanumeric data such as names or dimensions. A text box will usually have a label to tell you what to enter.

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When you first open a form which contains text boxes, the first text-box on the form is current and a text editing cursor (a vertical bar) is displayed in the box. A text-box often contains a default entry (such as unset) when first displayed. Some text boxes accept only text or only numeric data, and entries with the wrong type of data are not accepted. To enter data into a text box: •

• •

Click in the box to insert the text editing cursor. Type in the required data, editing any existing entry as necessary. (You may need to delete the existing entry first.) When you have finished, confirm the entry by pressing the Enter (or Return) key. Any text box with an unconfirmed setting is highlighted by a yellow background.

3.3.2 Using drop-down lists Drop-down lists let you choose one option from a multiple selection. The list will usually have a label to tell you what you are setting and will show the current selection. They typically have the following appearance:

To change the setting, click on the down arrow or button face to reveal the full list of available options, then pick the required option. Exercise continues:

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Click on the VANTAGE PDMS Login form to make it active.

3.

Give the name of the Project in which you want to work: enter SAM.

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Give your allocated Username: enter HVAC.

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Give your allocated Password: enter HVAC.

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Give the part of the project Multiple Database (MDB) you want to work in: enter HVAC.

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Give the name of the module you wish to use: select Design. Make sure that you leave the Read Only box unchecked, so that you can modify the database as you work.

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You must specify which files to load at startup. You can choose either the application default settings (Load from Macro Files) or a

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customised setup saved during an earlier session (Load from Binary Files). Select Macro Files. When you have entered all the necessary details, the form looks like this:

Click

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The PDMS startup display When PDMS has loaded, your screen looks like this: Title Bar Main Menu Bar Main Toolbar

3D View Toolbar

3D Graphical View

Status Bar 3-4

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As labelled above, the display comprises the following: Title Bar This shows the current PDMS module, and its sub-application if applicable. Main Menu Bar This is the area you use to make menu selections. Main Tool Bar This has a number of icon buttons and drop-down lists that offer shortcuts to a selection common PDMS operations and standard settings. Design Explorer This shows your current position in the PDMS database hierarchy. To move to a different point in the database, you click on the appropriate item in the list. Section 3.7 below explains more about how to use the Design Explorer. 3D Graphical View This is the window in which you display the design model graphically as you build it. A pop-up menu (which you access with the right-hand mouse button) enables you to control how the model is represented. This window also has its own tool bar. Status Bar This displays information about the current status of your operations. You can reposition or minimise these windows at any time using standard window management facilities.

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Using menus Menu options in pull-down or pop-up menus can be in any of three formats: Standalone options initiate an action immediately. Options followed by three dots display a form. Options followed by a pointer, display a subsidiary menu that offers a further range of options.

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Throughout this guide, related selections from menus are abbreviated form using the > symbol as a separator. For example: Select Position>Move>Distance means:

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a)

Select Position from the bar men.

b)

Select Move from the resulting pull-down menu

c)

Move the cursor to the right and select Distance from the resultant submenu.

Using the tool bar The tool bar is displayed immediately below the main menu bar in the application window. It contains a number of icon buttons which let you carry out common tasks without searching for the options in the menus. The actions of the buttons are explained in the on-line help. If you pause the cursor over a button, a tool-tip pop-up box will remind you of the function of the button. To activate a button, you click on it. Note:

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The tool bar can be switched off, or displayed with larger icons. To do so, select Settings>System from the main menu bar and then set the required options on the resulting System Settings form.

Using the Design Explorer The Design Explorer presents a hierarchical view of the PDMS databases and makes navigating around the Design Database quick and easy. The figure below shows a typical example of the information the Design Explorer displays:

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To expand or collapse any branch of the tree, click on the

or

icon.

You can reduce the amount of information the tree displays by ticking the filter checkbox and selecting one of the predefined core filters from the drop-down combo-box list. If you want to narrow the view down even more, you can change the settings in the Explorer Settings, which you can access by selecting Settings>Explorer from the main menu. If you place the mouse-pointer over an element, you will get a ToolTip that gives the element’s name, type, and description; clicking-the right mouse-button while the cursor is over an element will bring up a context menu from which you can choose to perform various actions. What actions are available depend on which DB and module you are using. You can drag-and-drop elements within the Design Explorer to copy them, or you can drag-and-drop from the Explorer to add elements to the 3D view and My Data. The Current Element is highlighted in the tree view and the Current Element will change to follow selections made elsewhere, even if the Explorer is not the active window. If you set the Expand to CE check box in the Explorer Settings, the tree will automatically expand to show the Current Element if it is not currently in view. HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS Volume 1 Version 11.6SP1

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The Current Element is also the displayed in the History List, which you will find by default on the main menu bar. The figure below shows the History List.

You can make another element the Current Element using the History List by: •

• • •

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typing the element’s name into the combo box; selecting a previously typed in element from the combo-box’s pulldown list. Note that if you dock the window vertically, it will not display the combo-box.; navigating through the history one element at a time using the backwards and forwards buttons; selecting elements from anywhere in the History List using the drop down lists on the backwards and forwards buttons.

Using the status bar The status bar displays messages telling you what actions the application is carrying out. You should look at it frequently, especially if the system appears to be waiting for you to do something, since it will always prompt you for any input or action which is required to carry out the next step of your current activity. If the prompt lets you repeat a task an unspecified number of times, such as picking a selection of items using the cursor, you must press the Escape key when you have finished to indicate that you are ready to move to the next operation.

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More on using forms Forms are used both to display information and to let you enter new data. Forms typically comprise an arrangement of buttons of various types, text-boxes, and scrollable lists. Input to a form is usually via a combination of mouse and keyboard. While you have access to a form, you can change a setting, return to the initial values, accept and act on the current data, or cancel the form without applying any changes, according to the nature of the form.

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You were introduced to text boxes and drop-down lists in Section 3.3; this section describes the remaining boxes, buttons and lists: •

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option buttons check boxes scrollable lists action buttons.

3.9.1 Using option buttons Option buttons are used to select one, and only one, from a group of options. The selection is mutually exclusive, so that selecting one option deselects others in that group automatically. They typically have the following appearance: Option selected Option not selected To change the selected option button in a group, click the required button.

3.9.2 Using check boxes Check boxes are used to switch an option between two states, typically set and unset. Unlike option buttons, they do not interact, so that you can set any combination of check boxes at the same time. They typically have the following appearance: Set Unset

3.9.3 Using scrollable lists A scrollable list is displayed as a vertical list of options within the form, with vertical and horizontal scroll bars along its sides. To select an option, click on the line you want. The selected line is highlighted. Some scrollable lists let you make only a single selection, so that selecting any option deselects all others automatically. Other lists let you make multiple selections, with all selected options highlighted simultaneously. You can deselect a highlighted option in a multiplechoice list, by clicking on it again (repeated clicks toggle a selection). HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS Volume 1 Version 11.6SP1

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3.9.4 Using action buttons Most forms include one or more action buttons. You use these to tell PDMS what to do with the details you have entered in the form. The common action buttons are: Tells PDMS to accept the current form settings, and closes the form. Cancels any changes you have made to the form, and closes the form. Tells PDMS to accept the current form settings, and leaves the form displayed for further use. Cancels any changes you have made to the form, and leaves the form displayed for further use. Closes the form, keeping the current settings. Some forms contain more specific types of action button which carry out particular instructions. The action is indicated by the name of the button (such Add or Remove).

3.10 Responding to alert forms Alert forms are used to display information such as error messages, prompts and requests for confirmation of changes. You respond to these by carrying out the task prompted for, or by clicking on one of the action buttons on the form (usually an OK or Cancel button).

3.11 Using on-line Help Most bar menus end with a Help option. Where available, on-line help gives detailed instructions on how to use the forms and menus from which you control each application. Choosing one of the Help options will bring up the Help window. The picture below shows a typical example of what you will see:

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The pane on the right shows by default a clickable image of the main PDMS Design window. If you click on an area of the image, the image will be replaced by text that describes the part of the image you clicked on. The left pane contains a set of tabs that allow you to use Help in different ways. Choosing one of the options described below activates the relevant tab for you so it is at the front when the Help window comes up. The Help option gives you the following choices from its submenu: Help>Contents

This displays the Help window so that you can find the required topic from the hierarchical contents list. Help>Index

This displays the Help window with the Index tab selected, so that you can browse for the topic you want to read about from the alphabeticallyarranged list. You can locate topics quickly by typing in the first few letters of their title. Help>Search

This displays the Help window with the Search tab at the front so that you can find all topics containing the keywords you specify.

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Help>About

This displays information about the current operating system on your computer and about the versions of PDMS and its applications to which you have access. Pressing the F1 key at any time will display the help topic for the currently active window. Exercise continues:

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Experiment with each of the Help options until you understand the search and navigation facilities for finding specific items of information. Use the Help>On Context option to read the help texts for any forms which you can currently see on your screen.

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When you are ready to continue, close any forms which you have been experimenting with as follows: • •

•

If a form has a Dismiss button, click this button. If a form has its own menu bar, select Control>Close from that menu. Close any Help windows which are displayed by double-clicking in the control box in the top left-hand corner of each window.

Do not close the Design Explorer or the 3D View windows, because you will use these in the next parts of the exercise.

You are advised to make full use of the on-line help facilities whenever you want clarification of any operations during the exercise.

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Learning about the PDMS Database Hierarchy Although this guide is about the design of HVAC ducting networks, in practice you will usually route your ductwork with reference to predefined design items such as the framework, floors and ceilings of a building. You will therefore learn how these other items are defined in PDMS as well as learning how to route sequences of HVAC components and ducting within them. In this chapter, you will: •

•

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learn how PDMS stores design data see how the design model can be viewed and manipulated.

How PDMS stores design data All PDMS data is stored in the form of a hierarchy. A PDMS Design database has: •

•

a top level, World (usually represented by the symbolic name /*) two principal administrative sublevels, Site and Zone.

The names used to identify database levels below Zone depend on the specific engineering discipline for which the data is used. For HVAC design data, the lower administrative levels (and their PDMS abbreviations) are: •

•

HVAC (HVAC) Branch (BRAN).

Each HVAC can represent any portion of the overall ducting network. Each Branch within an HVAC represents a single sequence of components running between two, and only two, points: •

•

Branch Head Branch Tail.

The data which defines the physical design of the individual HVAC components is held below Branch level.

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To represent the parts of the building within which you will route your ductwork, you use an administrative level below Zone; Structure (STRU) level. The physical design of each part of the building is represented by a set of basic 3D shapes known as Primitives, held below Structure level: •

•

Primitives are used to represent physical items Negative Primitives are used to represent holes through items.

During the exercise, you will use rectangular BOX primitives for ducting, and negative boxes, NBOX primitives, where HVAC ducting is to pass through the walls. Together, these hierarchic levels give the following overall format: WORLD (/*)

SITE

SITE

ZONE

ZONE

HVAC

BRANCH

STRUCTURE

Design data defining structural shapes (primitives) and and negative primitives)

Design data defining individual HVAC components (straights, bends, offsets, threeway connectors, inline plant etc.)

4.1.1 PDMS design data definitions All data is represented in the database (DB) as follows: •

•

Each identifiable item of data is known as a PDMS element. Each element has a number of associated pieces of information which, together, completely define its properties. These are known as its attributes. Every element is identified within the database structure by an automatically-allocated reference number and, optionally, by a userspecified name. Additional items of information about an element which can be stored as attribute settings include the: • • • •

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Some attribute settings must be defined by you when you create a new element, others will be defined automatically by PDMS. When you are modifying a database (for example, when you are creating new elements or changing the settings of their attributes), you can consider yourself to be positioned at a specific point within the hierarchy. The element at this location is called the current element (usually abbreviated to CE). In many cases, commands which you give for modifying the attributes of an element will assume that the changes are to be applied to the current element unless you specify otherwise, so you must understand this concept and always be aware of your current position in the database hierarchy. The Design Explorer displays this information continuously. The vertical link between two elements on adjacent levels of the database hierarchy is defined as an owner-member relationship. The element on the upper level is the owner of those elements directly linked below it. The lower level elements are members of their owning element. Each element can have many members, but it can have only one owner. You can navigate from any element to any other, thereby changing the current element, by following the owner-member links up and down the hierarchy.

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Viewing the design The sample database provided as the starting point for your HVAC routing exercise, contains a number of predefined elements that represent a simple building constructed from sets of box shapes. In this and the following section, you will look at the hierarchic structure and 3D representation of this model.

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4.2.1 Exploring the HVAC database hierarchy The Design Explorer holds the design element hierarchy currently present in the HVAC multiple database. This hierarchy is collapsed by default.

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In the Design Explorer, expand the elements in the HVAC database, and navigate up and down the hierarchy by clicking on the various elements. You can see that there is already: • • •

a Site (HVACSITE) that owns a Zone (HVACZONE) that owns a number of Structures, each of which is the owner of one or more Boxes.

Together these elements represent the building that will hold your HVAC ducting network. Note:

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If you or other users have accessed this database before, the list may also contain other elements.

Viewing the design So that you can see what the design model looks like, you will display it in a 3D View window, and learn how to manipulate this display. You will: •

• •

set the scale and direction of the view specify which design elements you want to see and how you want them to be represented experiment with the view.

Having your design in a 3D View window also enables you to identify design items by simply pointing to them rather than having to navigate to them in the Design Explorer,

4.3.1 Setting the scale and direction of the view

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Click on HVACZONE in the Design Explorer.

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. This In the 3D View tool bar, click on the Limits CE button, adjusts the scale of the view automatically such that it corresponds to a volume the right size to hold the chosen element(s); in this case, the Zone.

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To set an isometric view direction, position the cursor in the 3D View window and hold down the right-hand mouse button to display the pop-up menu. Select Isometric>Iso 3 from it.

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If the graphical view background colour is not already black, select View>Settings>Black Background from the 3D View menu.

4.3.2 Using the draw list To view the Draw List, select the option Display>Draw List from the main menu bar. You specify which elements of your design you wish to display, by adding them to or removing them from the draw list. The sample database associated with this exercise represents the whole of a simple building. To route your ducting network, you need to be able to see the floors, walls, columns and beams of this building, but not the roof. You will display the required structures in different colours. Exercise continues:

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Select Display>Draw List from the main menu bar. You should see the Draw List come up in a separate floating window. If you wish, you can dock this window.

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Make sure that in the Design Explorer you have expanded HVACZONE to display the structures below it.

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Pick the HVACFLOOR Structure from the design element hierarchy, right-click the mouse and select 3D View>Add. This adds HVACFLOOR to the Draw List:

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Alternatively, you can click the right or left mouse-button and dragand-drop the element into the 3D View. 19.

On the Draw List, click on the HVACFLOOR element. You can now use the controls in the Draw List to set the colour from the popup palette. Make the floor Black. (See the online help for the Design Explorer for details of how to do this).

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Now pick the HVACWALLS Structure from the design element hierarchy and add it to the draw list in the same way. Set the colour of the walls to aquamarine.

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Use the same method to add: • •

HVACCOLS (columns) in green HVACBEAMS in blue.

Do not add HVACROOF at this stage. Your building now looks like this:

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Observe the effect of selecting different view directions from the Look and Isometric menu options provided by the 3D View shortcut menu. Revert to Iso>3 when you have finished.

4.3.3 Manipulating the displayed view You can manipulate the displayed model view in a number of ways. The three view manipulation modes are: •

•

•

Rotate the view Pan the view across the display area Zoom in or out to magnify or reduce the view.

The current manipulation mode is shown in the status line at the bottom of the 3D View window, and is currently set to Rotate, as shown in the previous illustration. To change the view manipulation mode, look at the Middle Button Drag options on the 3D View shortcut menu. By pressing and holding down the middle mouse button with the pointer within the 3D View, the view can manipulated in the selected way simply by moving the mouse. The options of interest are Zoom Rectangle, Zoom In/Out, Pan and Rotate.

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Alternatively, you can change the manipulation mode by pressing one of the function keys, or by using the View Manipulation tool bar buttons, thus: F2 or

selects Zoom mode

F3 or

selects Pan mode

F5 or

selects Rotate mode

(Try these selection options and observe the effect on the Middle Button Drag shortcut menu; a tick appears against the selected option). You can also choose the view manipulation mode from the options on the View>Middle Button>Drag menu. Exercise continues:

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Select

.

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Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then move the mouse slowly from side to side while watching the effect on the displayed model. The initial direction of movement determines how the view appears to rotate; starting with a left or right movement causes the observer’s eye-point to move across the view.

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Now release the mouse button, hold it down again and move the mouse away from you and towards you; this time the observer’s eyepoint appears to rotate up and down around the model.

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Repeat the rotation operations while holding down the Ctrl key. Note that the word Fast appears in the status line and that the rate of rotation is increased.

27.

key. Repeat the rotation operations, but this time hold down the Note that the word Slow appears in the status line and that the rate of rotation is decreased. For an alternative way of rotating the model, try dragging the horizontal and vertical sliders to new positions along the view borders. You can rotate the model in this way at any time, regardless of the current manipulation mode. .

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Select

29.

Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then move the mouse slowly in all directions. Note that it is the observer’s eye-point which follows the mouse movement (while the viewing direction remains unchanged), so that

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the displayed model appears to move in the opposite direction to the mouse; in effect, you move the mouse towards that part of the view which you want to see. 30.

Repeat the pan operations while holding down first the Control key (to increase the panning speed) and then the Shift key (to decrease the panning speed).

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Select

32.

Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then move the mouse slowly up and down.

.

Moving the mouse away from you (up) zooms in, effectively magnifying the view; moving the mouse towards you (down) zooms out, effectively reducing the view. Note that these operations work by changing the viewing angle (like changing the focal length of a camera lens); they do not change the observer’s eye-point or the view direction. 33.

Repeat the zoom operations while holding down first the Ctrl key and key. then the

34.

Position the cursor at the top of one of the corner columns and click (do not hold down) the middle mouse button. Notice how the view changes so that the picked point is now at the centre of the view. Whenever you click the middle button, whatever the current manipulation mode, you reset the centre of interest. Set the centre of interest to the grille in the front wall, then zoom in for a close-up view. You will find this a very useful technique when making small adjustments to the design.

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To restore the original view when you have finished, make sure that your current element is HVACZONE and click on the Limits CE button, and reselect View>Isometric>Iso 3.

4.4

Saving the current design and leaving your design session Even though you have not yet made any changes to the design database, this is a suitable point at which to demonstrate how to store the current design at any stage of a PDMS Design session and how to record your screen layout so that you can start your next design session in exactly the same state that you ended the current one.

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It is good practice regularly to save your work. This avoids the need to start all over again in the event of loss of work due to an unforeseen interruption, such as a power failure. Exercise continues:

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Update the database to store changes to the design model so far by clicking on

, or selecting Design>Save Work.

37.

You should also save your current screen layout and display settings, so that next time you use the application you can easily pick up your design as it stands. Do this by selecting Display>Save>Forms & Display.

38.

You can now leave PDMS and return to the operating system. Do this by selecting Design>Exit. Ordinarily, if you had made any changes since your last Save Work operation, an alert form would ask whether you want to save those changes; this time, you are just asked to confirm that you want to leave PDMS.

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Click OK.

In the next chapter, you will install a simple HVAC ducting network into the building model.

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Routing a Sequence of HVAC Components In this chapter you will learn: •

• •

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more about how the design data is stored and accessed in PDMS; how to route an HVAC network between the grilles in the building walls; how to position a selection of HVAC components within the ducting runs.

HVAC component representation in the catalogue Each HVAC component is represented in the PDMS catalogue by the following types of data: •

•

physical shape variables.

5.1.1 HVAC physical shape The physical shape of a component is defined by a set of geometric primitives. So that a component can be manipulated and linked to adjacent HVAC items, all principal points needed to define the component position, orientation and connectivity are identified by uniquely-numbered tags. These tags, which have both position and direction, are called p-points:

• •

Each p-point is identified by a number of the format P0, P1, P2 and so on. P0 always represents the components origin position.

The principal inlet and outlet points are also identified as p-arrive (PA) and p-leave (PL). P1 is the same point as p-arrive, and P2 is the same point as p-leave. The reason for this is that the logical flow statement is not true for HVAC (only Piping flow).

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5.1.2 HVAC variables The settings of all variables needed to distinguish a component from others with the same geometry and p-point sets are defined by parameters. The values of these are defined to suit the specific design requirements. For example, a rectangular three-way component (or branch connector) might be represented in the PDMS catalogue as follows:

P2

P0 (origin)

P3 (branch connection)

(P-leave or PL)

•

•

•

P1 (P-arrive or PA)

the two curved duct sections form the component geometry set the four p-points form its point set p-point, P3, enables you to control the direction of the branch connection arm when you incorporate the component into your design.

The dimensions of the component, and other constructional details, are represented in the catalogue by parameters whose values are set to suit the design requirements.

5.2

Restoring your PDMS session and starting the HVAC application You can now go back into PDMS Design.

Exercise continues:

Note:

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It is assumed from now on that you know how to use the OK, Apply, Cancel and Dismiss buttons on forms, so they will not always be mentioned in the rest of the exercise.

Restart PDMS and enter the Design module as you did at the start of the exercise, but this time set the Load From button on the PDMS Login form to User’s Binary. When loading is complete, your screen should look the same as it did when you saved the layout in the previous chapter.

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(If you intend to continue from where you finish at the end of any PDMS session, it is always quicker to use the Display>Save>Forms & Display option so that you can reload the binary files in this way, rather than to reload the applications from their source macros each time you use the Design module. You can revert to the most recently saved layout at any time by selecting Display>Restore>Forms & Display.) So far, you have been working in PDMS Design’s General application mode, where the menus and facilities available are common to all engineering design disciplines. You can now start the HVAC-specific application, which tailors the functionality of the PDMS Design module to suit the explicit needs of the HVAC designer. 41.

Change from the General application to the HVAC application, by selecting Design>HVAC Designer. The menu bar for the General application is replaced by that for the HVAC application. The menu bars for both applications look very similar, but the latter gives you access to options with specific relevance to creating and manipulating HVAC components.

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Setting HVAC defaults To minimise the complexity of this exercise, you will set some defaults for your HVAC Designer exercise: • • •

a default detailing specification the format of the HVAC form customised HVAC forms.

5.3.1 Setting a default detailing specification The constructional details of components that you select from the HVAC catalogue are determined by the current detailing specification, which is shown on HVAC application menu bar. The current detailing specification is automatically set to TUTORIAL here. The TUTORIAL specification gives access to a range of catalogue components that are suitable for use with this exercise. Although you can, if you wish, choose select a different specification for each HVAC branch, you will use the same specification throughout the design exercise.

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5.3.2 Choosing the HVAC form format All the principal functions for creating, positioning, orientating and connecting HVAC elements are available from within a single form, the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) form (generally referred to as the HVAC form). The HVAC form has two display formats: •

•

the brief form, the default, uses drop-down lists to show the elements available for selection when you are creating a design. the full form uses scrollable lists to show the elements available for selection, and also offers more complex positioning options.

It is preferable to use the full form while you are learning about PDMS, so this guide uses examples of the full form only.

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Display the HVAC form by selecting Create>HVAC.

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Display the HVAC settings form by selecting Settings>Ductwork Defaults. You will see a form like the one below:

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Select Style>Use Full Form… from the HVAC Defaults form menu.

5.3.3 Customising HVAC forms You can customise the appearance and behaviour of the forms for creating and modifying HVAC components. This enables you to modify forms to suit, for example, your preferences, or the type of design work you are doing. You will apply settings that provide you with the support you need as you learn about the HVAC application. Exercise continues:

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Select Style>Style Options from the HVAC Defaults form menu.

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On the HVAC Form Style form: •

•

• • •

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Set the Show Local Views check box. This displays a small 3D graphical view showing the current component in its design context. Set the Local Views Shade check box. This shows local views in colour-shaded (as opposed to wireline) representation. Set the Show Pixmaps check box. This automatically displays diagrams showing component geometries to help you select items from the catalogue. Set the Show Forms check box. This displays a create/modify form automatically when you add a new component to the design, so that you can adjust the default dimensions and/or orientation as required. Leave the OK/Cancel Forms check box unset. This gives component create and modify forms Apply and Dismiss buttons (instead of OK and Cancel buttons), so that they remain available for repeated use until dismissed explicitly.

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Click Dismiss.

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Select Control>Close from the HVAC Defaults form menu.

5.4

Creating HVAC administrative elements You are now ready to create administrative elements which govern the positions of individual HVAC components within the database hierarchy. The first elements are: •

•

an HVAC system element an HVAC branch element (the branch head).

5.4.1 Creating an HVAC system element

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Make sure that your current element is HVACZONE.

50.

In the HVAC form

• From Categories, select PDMS Branches. • From Available Types, select HVAC System Element. In the displayed Create HVAC form, enter HTESTHVAC in the HVAC Name text box

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Click Apply to create the element, then Dismiss to remove the Create HVAC form.

5.4.2 Creating an HVAC branch element There are two types of HVAC branch element: •

•

main branch side branch.

These differ only in the way they are added to the design: •

a main branch requires you to position and orientate its head explicitly

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a side branch takes its head position and orientation from a branch connection point (P3) on an existing three-way component.

Your first HVAC branch element will be a main branch element, the branch head. Exercise continues:

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In the HVAC form, with Categories still set to PDMS Branches, select Main Branch Element from Available Types.

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In the displayed HVAC Main Branch Element form: • • •

• • • •

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Enter Branch Name: HTESTB1. Set Branch Head Shape to Rect (rectangular). Set Head Direction to N (this is the direction looking along the ductwork run from the head position towards the first component). Set the Arrive A dimension, Duct width AA to 1000. Set the Arrive B dimension, Duct width AB to 500. Select Insulation Thickness to 50 mm (this adds 50mm of insulation automatically to each surface of all components and ducting owned by the branch). Select ID Design PPoint from the Head Start drop-down list:

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Your last selection, ID Design PPoint, enables you to specify the position of the Branch Head by picking a p-point. You will pick the p-point at the centre of the hole in the front wall of the building. 55.

Leave the HVAC Main Branch Element form as it is, and go to the 3D View.

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In the 3D View tool bar, click wall of the building .

57.

Now go back to the HVAC Main Branch Element form, and click Apply.

, and zoom in on the hole in the front

You are prompted by the status bar to Identify design ppoint. 58.

Position the cursor on the edge of the box representing the hole and press and hold down the left-hand mouse button. The p-points appear as dots. Move the cursor around the box, continuing to hold down the left-hand mouse button. Each time the cursor is over a p-point, the p-point is identified in the status bar.

59.

Locate p-point P5 in the centre of the southernmost face of the negative box representing the hole in the wall, and release the mouse button over it.

60.

Dismiss the HVAC Main Branch Element form.

You have now defined the branch head.

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Creating HVAC components Starting at the branch head, you will now build up your HVAC design. You will add individual components sequentially, and position and orientate each of these as you proceed. You will be creating the following overall HVAC configuration:

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r a diu sed ben d

r ou n d to squ a r e t h r ee-wa y con n ect or

cir cu la r silen cer

B ra n c h ta il r a diu sed ben d

fir e da m per

r a diu sed ben d

N

fir e da m per

squ a r e ben d wit h deflect or va n es

st r a igh t B ra n c h head

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The first component required is a rectangular straight, to be aligned with the hole in the southernmost wall:

St r a igh t will be cr ea t ed h er e

N

Br a n ch h ea d is h er e St r a igh t will be m oved t o h er e

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The diagrams used throughout this exercise are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale.

In the HVAC form, select Rectangular from the Categories list.

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In the displayed HVAC Rectangular Ductwork form, click on the Straight diagram in the top left-hand corner of the palette. This displays the Rectangular Straight form which has data fields for all the parameters needed to define the component. The initial data settings on component definition forms are determined by a set of default values.

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To see what the parameters mean in terms of the component geometry, click the Picture button on the form. This displays the HVAC Component form containing a dimensioned and annotated diagram showing how the component is defined in the catalogue. Compare the data categories on the Rectangular Straight form with the diagram, to see how these are related. Note:

There is a full set of component geometry diagrams in the appendices of HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS Volume 2.

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Close the HVAC Component form.

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Click Apply on the Rectangular Straight form to accept the default parameters, then click Dismiss. The rectangular straight is created and positioned with its p-arrive at the branch head, so that it is inside the building (as shown in the above diagram). To move the straight to the required position, you need to move it south 5000mm and down 96mm.

67.

Go to the POSITION :- area on the HVAC form. In the text box next to the Move by button, enter the required displacement; S5000D96.

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The straight is moved as soon as you press Return to confirm the data.

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You can check that the straight is in the correct position by selecting Query>Position>Origin from the main menu bar. The position, shown in an HVAC Command Output window, is: E 3048 mm S 5125 mm U 3300 mm.

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To reposition the branch head so that it coincides with the PA of the straight, go to the drop-down lists in the bottom row of the CONNECT:- area on the HVAC form: • •

Set HVAC Branch to Head Set to First Member.

This connects (and therefore repositions) the head of the current branch to the PA of the first component, the straight (the only branch member so far).

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Note:

You could have positioned the branch head here when you first created it, but this would have required you to calculate its coordinates explicitly. It is usually easier, as here, to position a new item relative to an existing design point and then to move it later.

5.5.1 Creating a fire damper The next step in the construction of your HVAC design is to create a fire damper at the position where the ducting will pass through the hole in the wall.

Exercise continues:

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The last operation made the branch head the current element. Each new component is created immediately after the current component in branch list order. So to create a component after the straight, you must navigate back to the straight. To do this, click on the straight in the 3D View.

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In the HVAC form:

73.

• •

from Categories, select Inline Plant Equipment from Available Types, select Rectangular Fire Damper.

On the Rectangular Fire Damper form, name the component FD1. Leave all parameter settings at their default values, and click Apply to create the fire damper.

5.5.2 Moving the fire damper The fire damper is automatically positioned so that its PA is coincident with the PL of the preceding straight. You will now move it so that it fits within the wall.

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F ir e da m per m oved t o h er e

N

F ir e da m per cr ea t ed h er e

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In the POSITION :- area of the HVAC form, set Through to ID Element.

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You are prompted to identify an element; pick any part of the southernmost wall. The fire damper is moved northward along its axis until it lies in the plane of the wall, and you are now no longer able to see the fire damper in the 3D View, because it is hidden within the negative box that represents the hole through the wall. The gap between the straight and the fire damper is filled automatically by a length of implied ducting in the 3D View. Note that implied ducting is not shown as an element in the Design Explorer.

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Change the 3D View direction to Plan>North, so that your view appears similar to the diagrams shown here.

5.5.3 Creating a composite component The HVAC components you have created so far have each been represented by a single PDMS element. Some HVAC components, however, composite components, are represented by more than one PDMS element. You must be particularly careful that you are at the correct position in the Design Explorer when you want to refer to such a component. The next part of the exercise shows you how composite components are represented within the PDMS hierarchy.

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Use the HVAC form to create a Rectangular Square Bend: • set Leave Direction to W • leave all other settings at their default. Click Apply.

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A message appears warning you that the hierarchy has been affected by the creation of this component. OK the warning message.

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The bend is created as follows:

P L of ben d N

N o te : Im plied du ct in g sh own by ligh t er sh a din g t h a n H VAC com pon en t s in a ll dia gr a m s

The Design Explorer now shows two new elements: • •

BEND 1 represents the bend ducting SPLR 1 represents the set of air deflectors within the bend

(created because a square bend requires turning vanes).

The message you saw when creating this component was warning you to be careful when you attempt to navigate to this component because the component itself comprises more than one PDMS element. If you navigate to the square bend simply by picking it with the cursor, you are almost certain to select the element representing the outer ducting. The deflector set that also forms part of the component, follows the bend in branch order (as you can see in the Design Explorer). You must make sure that, if you wish to create a component to follow the bend in the branch order, you must click on the element that represents the deflectors. Br a n ch m em ber s: ... previou s com pon en t

PL

ben d du ct in g (BE ND) deflect or set (SP LR) n ext com pon en t PA

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To see the deflectors inside the bend, switch the 3D View temporarily to wireline mode (use the Settings>Shaded option on the 3D View pop-up menu, or press F8, to toggle between colour-shaded and wireline views).

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5.6.1 Creating a rectangular radiused bend

Exercise continues:

81.

Using the Design Explorer, make sure that the deflector set of the rectangular square bend (SPLR 1) is your current element.

82.

Use the HVAC form to create a Rectangular Radiused Bend:

83.

• • •

set Inside Radius to 100 set Leave Direction to N leave the defaults for all other settings.

Click Apply.

N

Ra diu sed ben d

5.6.2 Repositioning the rectangular radiused bend You need to position the new bend in the plane of the westernmost wall. Exercise continues:

84.

Position the new bend in the plane of the westernmost wall by using POSITION :- Through ID Element on the HVAC form. Pick the

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wall, or rather, because you are using a plan view, pick the beam above it. 85.

Now move the bend to fit just inside the wall, and downwards so that the ducting leaving it passes under the beam across the building roof. Enter POSITION :- Move by E800D150. The result is:

Du ct t o pa ss u n der bea m

N

Br oken lin e h er e sh ows com ponen t s a re n ow m isa ligned

5.6.3 Creating a rectangular mitred offset Because you have moved the radiused bend downwards, its inlet (PA) is not vertically aligned with the outlet (PL) of the preceding component. This is indicated in the 3D View by a broken line between the components, rather than implied ducting. To correct this problem, you will insert a mitred offset section between the two components. Exercise continues:

86.

Remember that a new component is always added immediately after the current element, so navigate back to the deflector set (SPLR1) of the square bend.

87.

Create a Rectangular Mitred Offset.

88.

PDMS has a powerful facility that can calculate the length and amount of offset needed to fit the new component automatically into the available space. Simply click the Fit button on the Rectangular Mitred Offset form. The calculated data is entered into the parameter data fields: note, for example, that the A Offset is now set to 150. You may wish to zoom in close to the mitred offset and view it from different angles to see how it has been adjusted to fit between the two bends.

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5.6.4 Creating a second rectangular radiused bend

Exercise continues:

89.

Navigate back to the last component in the branch, the radiused bend.

90.

Create a second radiused bend with: • •

the default Inside Radius (0.5 means 0.5 x duct width) Leave Direction E, in the following position: New ben d h er e

N

91.

Position the bend in the plane of the northernmost wall (use Through ID Element and pick the wall or beam above it)

92.

Move the bend South by 1500 mm (use Move by : S1500).

5.6.5 Adding a circular section silencer To include a circular section silencer in your rectangular ductwork, you need a transformation piece either side of the silencer. Exercise continues:

93.

In the HVAC form: • • •

from Categories, select Transformations from Available Types, select Square to Round set Duct Diameter to 750.

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Position the transformation piece in line with the first beam reached in the branch-creation direction, shown striped in the preceding diagram

95.

Move the transformation piece 300 mm east.

96.

Back in the HVAC form: • • • •

from Categories, select Inline Plant Equipment from Available Types, select Circular Silencer name the component SILE1 set Outer Diameter to 950.

You will now add another transformation piece to revert back to rectangular ducting. However, instead of specifying this from first principles, you will create a copy of the existing transformation piece, and reverse it to achieve the desired round-to-square result. 97.

On the HVAC form, click the Create Copy ID button. When prompted, pick the square-to-round transformation that you want to copy.

98.

On the Square to Round Transformation form, set the Flip Circ/Rect option to Yes. This interchanges the PA and PL points reversing the component’s direction. Your HVAC layout now looks like this:

Rou n d t o squ a r e Squ a r e t o r ou n d

Cir cu la r silen cer

N

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Exercise continues:

To create a three-way component: 99.

In the HVAC form: • • • • •

from Categories, select Rectangular from Available Types, select Square Threeway set Duct Width LA (leave A dimension) to 800 set Second Width (for the branch connection) to 800 set Leave Direction to S.

You require a gap of 1500 mm between the three-way component and the preceding component (the round-to-square transformation). The Distance operation on the HVAC form enables you to do this by allowing you to specify the gap between the PL of one component and the PA of the next, thereby avoiding the need for you to calculate the movement required to reposition it. 100.

Move the three-way component along the branch axis by setting Distance to 1500.

101.

You can make sure that the gap is correct; navigate back to the round-to-square transformation and select Query>Gap to next from the main menu bar.

102.

Return to the square three-way component and create a Rectangular Radiused Bend with default dimensions and Leave Direction East.

103.

Align the bend with the hole in the easternmost wall using the Through ID Element option. Pick the edge of the box outline on this wall. Note:

104.

The current branch direction (the PL direction of the previous component) was changed to South by the three-way item, so the bend moves south until it is aligned with the picked element.

Create a second Rectangular Fire Damper, give it the name FD2, and position it through the hole in the easternmost wall.

5.6.7 Defining the branch tail You complete the definition of your main branch by defining the branch tail.

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Connect the Branch Tail to the fire damper (the last member of the branch): •

•

Select Tail from the HVAC Branch menu at the foot of the HVAC form. Select Last Member.

This uses the same method that you used to connect the branch head in Step 70.)

The final HVAC configuration is: r ou n d to squ a r e

squ a r e to r ou n d

r a diu sed ben d

u n con n ect ed P3 r ea dy t o a t t a ch a side br a n ch t h r eewa y con n ect or

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B ra n c h ta il r a diu sed ben d

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fir e da m per

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squ a r e ben d (in c. deflect or va n es)

fir e da m per

st r a igh t B ra n c h head

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Save your design changes.

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Adding to the HVAC Model In the last chapter you created a sequence of components to form the main branch of your HVAC ductwork. In this chapter you will: •

•

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learn how to position tiles using a working grid extend your model by adding some side branches.

The grid/tiling utility You begin by using some facilities for setting out a working grid and positioning ceiling tiles within it, so that you can then use these tiles as references for positioning HVAC grilles. With reference to your existing design model, the next part of the HVAC ducting network which you are going to design will feed two ceiling grilles above the small room in the north-east corner of the building. In order to position these grilles, you will use a facility which lets you set out a horizontal grid and a ceiling tile layout based on a specified datum point. There are three stages to tiling: Specify a setting-out point (SOP) to represent the datum from which grid line positions are to be calculated. Create grid lines at specified intervals, referenced from the SOP, in a horizontal plane. Add tiles at specified positions in the plane of the grid.

Exercise continues:

Note:

If your screen is cluttered, you may wish to dock the HVAC form to one side of the window and then unpin it.

107.

Navigate to the zone which owns the design model, HVACZONE. The grid/tiles are created below this hierarchic level.

108.

From the main menu bar, select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Setting Out Point. This displays the HVAC Grid Setting Out Point form: • •

Enter S.O.P. Name: HTESTSOP1. Enter Setting Out Point Height: 2700 (the elevation of the ceiling in which you will eventually position the grilles).

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• Click OK. You are prompted to pick the SOP position using the cursor in a plan view. You want to position the SOP at the exact centre of the room’s ceiling. Rather than trying to pick this point precisely, you will pick a random point in the ceiling plane as the SOP, and then move this point to the exact position required. 109.

Pick a point.

110.

To move this point to the centre of the room, select Position>Explicitly (AT) from the main menu. Enter the coordinates E15000 N9000 U2700 on the Explicit Position form (ignore the Positioning Control form). The SOP appears in the 3D View as a small sphere, and is represented by a DISH element in the PDMS hierarchy.

111.

You will next define a grid in the plane of the ceiling (a horizontal reference grid) through the SOP datum, with the grid lines spaced out from the SOP in both directions. Select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Grid from S.O.P.. This displays the HVAC Layout Grid from SOP form. Leave the East/West and North/South Grid Spacing separations set to the default of 600.

112.

Click OK. You might be prompted to identify the SOP from which the grid line positions are calculated (unless it is already the current element): if so, pick the SOP which you have just created. You must now define the horizontal rectangular area which represents the grid boundaries. You are prompted to pick first the south-west corner and then the north-east corner in a plan view. Pick the corresponding corners of the room (the intersections of the beams at these corners). Since your room is 6000 x 6000 mm, the 600 mm grid line spacing gives you 10 grid squares in each direction within the ceiling area, like this:

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= Tile s to be a d d e d

N

P ick SW cor n er fir st

Note:

If the room were not rectangular, you could build up an overall grid by using abutting rectangles based on separate setting-out points.

To complete this part of the exercise, you will create two tiles in the ceiling grid where you want to install HVAC grilles (as shown by the shaded and striped grid squares in the preceding diagram). 113.

Select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Apply Tiles in Grid. This displays the HVAC Apply Tiles in Grid form. Leave the East/West and North/South Tile Width dimensions set to the default of 600. (They do not have to be the same size as the grid squares, but are usually so in practice.)

114.

Click OK. You are prompted to identify the SOP with the grid for to positioning the tiles. Even though there is only one, pick the SOP to confirm your intentions. You are now prompted to identify the locations at which you want to insert tiles.

115.

Pick the grid squares marked and in the above diagram (the picked points snap to the nearest half tile, so you don’t need to be too precise). Then press the Escape key to indicate that you have finished adding tiles.

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Creating side branches You next want to create a side branch which runs from a start point on the main branch and which passes between the tile positions. You will then add two more side branches, each running from a point on the first side branch to the tile positions (remember that you need a separate branch for each length of ducting between two points). You will complete the ducting network by adding a fourth side branch, leading to an angled outlet mesh, from the unconnected arm of the square three-way component. To start with, you must insert a suitable connector into the main branch so that you have a point to which you can connect the side branch head.

Exercise continues:

116.

Navigate to the existing three-way item. You will insert another branch connector immediately after it in the branch sequence.

117.

If you unpinned it earlier, re-display the HVAC form by hovering over the HVAC tab.

118.

Use the HVAC form to create the next component:

119.

• • • • • •

from Categories, select Branch Connectors from Available Types, select Flat Oval ‘A’ Boot. set Boot Width to 610 set Boot Depth to 152 set B Offset to 100 set Boot Direction to E.

Click Apply.

P3

P3 of boot con nect or

Boot con n ect or wit h fla t ova l side ou t let

a lign ed wit h SOP P3

N

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You want the oval ducting to pass along the centreline of the ceiling, so position the current component so that its outlet is aligned with the SOP datum at the ceiling’s centre. (using the Through ID Element facility on the HVAC form): 120.

121.

In the HVAC form:

• from Categories, select PDMS Branches • from Available Types, select Side Branch (off main). From the HVAC Side Branch Element (Connected to ‘Main’) form: •

• •

• •

Note: 122.

Set Branch Name to HTESTB1.1 (showing that it is a side branch of main branch HTESTB1) Set Insulation Thickness to 50 mm Leave Specification set to the current default (the same specification as the main branch) Because you are creating a side branch, it is assumed that you will connect its head to a free P3 point on an existing component. Set Connect Head to Branch Connector to show the type of component to which this connection is made. Click OK. When prompted, pick the flat oval boot connector. You can pick any part of the component; the new branch head will always be connected to its P3 point.)

Create a Flat Oval Straight as the first member of the new side branch. Set its Width Direction to N. You are now going to create two circular boot connectors from which to route outlets to the two tile positions. You will create these and position them before you create the straight to which they are connected, so that the boots can be positioned relative to the tiles and the length of the straight can then be adjusted to suit the boot positions.

123.

Make the oval straight as current element.

124.

In the HVAC form: • • • • • •

from Categories, select Branch Connectors from Available Types, select Circular Boot set Boot Diameter to 150 set Inner Extension to 76 set Dist from Leave to 100 leave Boot Direction set to N.

This boot is positioned 100 mm back from the PL of the straight on which it is mounted (which is only implied at this stage). 125.

Move the boot so that it is aligned through the northernmost tile in the diagrams). (shown as

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Create a second circular boot as follows: • • • • • •

from Categories, select Branch Connectors from Available Types, select Circular Boot set Boot Diameter to 150 set Inner Extension to 76 set Dist from Leave to 700 set Boot Direction to S.

This Dist from Leave dimension positions the boot 700 mm back from the PL of the previous boot. Since the previous boot was set back 100 mm from its PL, the difference between the boot positions corresponds to the 600 mm offset between the two tile positions. The result is as follows: tile 100

m a in bra n c h

st r a igh t

fir st cir cu la r boot

s id e bra n c h ova l boot

P Ls of both cir cu la r boot s a r e h er e

secon d cir cu la r boot 700

N

tile

You can now replace the implied ducting between the circular boots with a straight component. Because the boots are subcomponents, you must first navigate back to the existing straight in this side branch. 127.

Navigate back two positions (to STRT1 in HTESTB1.1) in the Design Explorer.

128.

Create a second Flat Oval Straight, and use the Fit button to achieve the required length between the PL of the first straight and the PL of each circular boot. The calculated Length is 2525.

129.

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(Remember that the PL of this boot is as shown in the above diagram, and not within the boot volume itself, so that the cap should be positioned correctly and appear in the correct list order.) 130.

Connect the HVAC Branch Tail to the Last Member of the branch (the cap). Your second side branch will run from the northernmost circular boot to a grille in the adjacent tile.

131.

Navigate to the first side branch (HTESTB1.1) and create a new side branch named HTESTB1.1.1 with 50 mm insulation thickness. Connect the head of the new side branch to the circular boot connector.

132.

Create a Circular Straight with Length set to 750.

133.

To see what types of leave joint are available, click the Choose button next to the Leajoint field. From the resulting Choose Joint form, select Male Socket & Spigot Joint and click OK. The Leajoint field is updated to show MALE.

134.

Create a Circular Internal Damper with default settings.

135.

Create a Circular Flexible Bend with its Leave Direction set to D (down). Position the bend so that it is aligned through the appropriate tile. (You will adjust the dimensions of this bend later in the exercise.)

136.

Use the HVAC form to create a circular to rectangular spigot box: • •

from Categories, select Transformations from Available Types, choose a circular to rectangular spigot box by selecting Spigot Box.

Set the following parameters: • • • • •

137.

duct width LA = 300 duct depth LB = 300 Rectangular Box Height = 75 Circ Extension = 50 Circ Jnt = MALE.

From the Inline Plant Equipment category, create a Rectangular Grille in line. Set the parameters as follows: • • • • •

Name = GRIL1 End width = 400 End depth = 400 Grille Length = 50 ‘A’ Extension = 0.

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You want the grille to fit within the tile volume, so set the Position At option button on the HVAC form to ID Element and, when prompted, pick the tile. The origin of the grille is positioned at the origin of the tile. Note:

At this stage the PL of the spigot box and the PA of the grille have become misaligned, so you see a broken line between them rather than a length of implied ducting.)

Having positioned the grille correctly, you will now go back along the current side branch and adjust the other components to fit, starting with the spigot box, which you will position directly on top of the grille 138.

Navigate to the spigot box (PLEN 1 in the Design Explorer).

139.

Select Position At Next from the HVAC form positioning options.

140.

Navigate to the flexible bend and click the Modify CE button on the HVAC form so that you can adjust the dimensions of the flexible bend so that it fits correctly between the internal damper (at its PA) and the spigot box (at its PL).

141.

Click the Fit button on the Circular Flexible Bend form to recalculate the dimensions necessary for a correct fit. (The calculated Arrive Extension becomes 120 and the Leave Extension 225.)

142.

Complete the definition of the side branch by connecting its tail to the grille. Looking towards the west, the side branch HTESTB1.1.1 now looks like this: He a d

cr oss-sect ion of ova l side br a n ch /HTESTB1.1

flexible ben d

cir cu la r st r a igh t cir cu la r boot con n ect or

con t r ol da m per in side st r a igh t

spigot box gr ille

Ta il

143.

Use the method given above to create a similar side branch, named HTESTB1.1.2, from the second circular boot to a grille (GRIL2) positioned in the other tile. (Remember to navigate up to the level of branch HTESTB1.1 first.) The overall layout of the HVAC ducting in the vicinity of the room now looks like this (the different shades in this diagram show the branch hierarchy):

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s id e bra n c h /HTESTB1.1

s id e bra n c h /HTESTB1.1.1

m a in bra n c h /HTESTB.1

s id e /HTESTB1.1.2

N

You can now complete the network by connecting an angled outlet grille to the side arm of the square three-way component (top left in the preceding diagram). To do so, you must create a fourth side branch. 144.

Navigate to the three-way connector.

145.

Create a side branch named HTESTB1.2 with insulation thickness 50mm. Set the Connect Head to option button on the HVAC Side Branch Element form to Threeway Item and, when prompted, pick the three-way component.

146.

Create a Rectangular Radiused Bend.

147.

Because you want the bend to turn in the B direction (click the Picture button for clarification), click the Transpose width/depth button. The Duct width AA becomes 500 and the Duct depth AB becomes 800.

148.

Set the Angle to 135, the Inside Radius to 100, and the Leave Direction to D.

149.

Create a Rectangular Radiused Splitter which fits inside the bend (it is a subcomponent of the bend). Set the Splitter Radius to 200. If you are using a colour-shaded view, switch to wireline mode (Graphics>Shaded or F8 key) to see the splitter.

150.

Create a Rectangular Mesh End, using default settings, to complete the branch. Connect the branch tail to the last member in the usual way. This side branch now has the following configuration (looking towards the East):

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square threeway

radiused splitter

main branch

Head Tail mesh end

To complete the network, you will insert two sets of air turning vanes into the square three-way component to control the air flows (similar to those which you saw in the square bend). 151.

Navigate to the square three-way component and switch to wireline view (if not already set) so that you can see what happens next.

152.

Create the first set of Rectangular Turning Vanes. Change the Duct Width AA to 500 and leave the other settings at their defaults. Note in particular that the Leave Throat is 150 and that the Direction towards leave radio button is selected.

153.

Create a second set of Rectangular Turning Vanes. This time set the Duct Width AA to 500, the Leave Throat to 650 and select the Direction opposite leave option button. The result, and the significance of the settings used, are illustrated in the following diagram: P3 of t h r ee-wa y

Dir ect ion opposite lea ve (secon d set )

Dir ect ion t owa r ds lea ve (fir st set )

650 fr om lea ve t h r oa t

150 fr om lea ve t h r oa t

PA a n d PL of bot h deflect or s

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Completing the Design In this chapter you will look at some facilities for enhancing the basic HVAC design model. The main features described are: •

•

•

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Automatic replacement of implied ducting in gaps by catalogue straights. Automatic addition of stiffening flanges to ductwork items. Automatic item numbering of HVAC components.

Filling ductwork gaps automatically When you created the main branch, HTESTB1, you concentrated on specifying components with specific functions, such as bends, side connection points, silencers and dampers. Most of the gaps between these components were left undefined and were filled by lengths of implied ducting to complete the representation shown in the 3D View. To enable the design to be prefabricated, it is necessary to specify the fixed lengths of ductwork (ductwork straights) required between these components, so that a full material take-off list can be generated. The HVAC application is able to calculate the optimum combination of standard and non-standard straights needed to fill each gap and then create the corresponding components in the design database automatically.

Exercise continues:

154. 155.

Navigate to the main branch HTESTB1. To identify what gaps exist in the branch, select Utilities>Autofill with Straights>Show Gaps.

156.

Click Apply on the Highlight Implied Ductwork form. For each gap in the named branch, the scrollable list area of the form shows the: • • •

location (the preceding component) length calculated combination of straights needed to fill it.

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All corresponding lengths of implied ducting are highlighted simultaneously in the 3D View. The HTESTB1 list shows seven gaps:

Compare this list with the items highlighted in the 3D View:

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Make sure you are still at HTESTB1, then select Utilities>Autofill with Straights>Fill Gaps. This displays the form Autofill with Straights.

158.

Click Apply. A list of all identified gaps, is again displayed as before, but this time the specified straight lengths are created automatically to replace the implied ducting. Look at the Design Explorer to see the new elements.

159.

To make sure that the autofilling operation was carried out correctly, repeat steps 155 and 156. The message No Gaps To Show confirms this. There is no need to dismiss the form immediately because you still need to make sure that there are no gaps in any of the four side branches.

160.

To do so, navigate to each in turn, click the CE button at the top of the Highlight Implied Ductwork form, then click the Apply button. In each case you should see the No Gaps To Show message. (If not, go back and correct any errors in your design before proceeding.)

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Adding stiffening flanges PDMS provides a utility for calculating the optimum numbers and positions of stiffening flanges needed to support ductwork items. The configuration of the flanges is tailored to suit the component geometry in each case. You can then create and position such flanges automatically. Note that, in the branch membership hierarchy, they are treated as subcomponents of the straight.

Exercise continues:

161.

Add flanges to your ductwork in branch order, starting at the branch head; navigate to the first straight in the main branch (the southernmost straight) to make it the current element.

162.

Use the HVAC form to calculate the number of stiffeners needed for this length of ducting: • •

from Categories, select Rectangular from Available Types, choose Stiffening.

The stiffening requirements are calculated, and displayed in the Rectangular Stiffening form. As you can see, PDMS calculates that

this component has a Spec Requirement of 5 stiffening flanges. 163.

To create all five stiffening flanges, click the Apply the Spec Requirement button. The flanges are created and positioned automatically.

164.

Navigate to the next straight and stiffen it in the same way; this straight is shorter, and requires only four flanges.

165.

Proceeding along the branch, add stiffeners in turn to the: • • •

square bend mitred offset radiused bend.

The stiffening flanges are configured to suit each different component shape. Note:

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fir st st r a igh t

N

(5 st iffen er s)

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Automatic item numbering and naming The item numbering facility automatically allocates sequential item numbers to all HVAC components and gives each item a name of the format /PREFIXnumber, where /PREFIX is a user-definable string and number is the allocated number. Subcomponents (air deflectors, stiffening flanges and so on) are numbered as decimalised subsets of their owning components. Inline plant items, which are usually named, do not have their names changed.

Exercise continues:

166.

To autonumber all HVAC items in your current design model, navigate to the owning HVAC element, HTESTHVAC.

167.

Select Utilities>Automatic Itemising from the main menu. This displays the HVAC Itemising form: • • •

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When you compare the entries in this itemising list with those in the Design Explorer, you can see that each item (except any inline component) is now named in the Design Explorer using the specified prefix /HTEST/ITEM suffixed by the item number. For example, the first two straights in the main branch, and their stiffening flange subcomponents, appear as follows (the numbers like =15312/160 and so on are internal database reference numbers, which you can ignore):

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7.4.1 Modifying joint types When the lengths of implied ducting leading to the two fire dampers were replaced with straight components, the connecting joints will have been assumed to remain as default flanged joints. In fact, the fire dampers require raw edge joints, such that the ducting simply fits over the damper inlet and outlet. Exercise continues:

The inlet joint for the damper is, in both cases, the leave joint for the straight that precedes the damper. 168.

To modify either one of these joints, navigate to the preceding straight.

169.

On the HVAC form, click the Modify CE button. On the resulting Rectangular Straight form (in Modify mode), click the Leajoint Choose button and, from the Choose Joint form, select Raw Edge Joint, slip over 40mm. The leave joint field is now set to RE40.

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Click Apply.

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Use the same procedure to modify the inlet to the other fire damper.

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To modify the outlet joint between the first damper and the square bend (the arrive joint of the bend), navigate to the bend and click Modify CE. On the resulting Rectangular Square Bend form, click the Arrjoint Prev button. The arrive joint field is set to RE40 by automatic reference to the previous component, namely the fire damper. Apply the change. To modify the outlet from the second damper, connect the branch tail to the last member in the usual way.

7.4.2 Inserting an access panel The final component of your HVAC ducting network is an access panel in the end straight of the main branch. 173.

You will now insert an access panel, whose catalogue definition includes a predefined working volume, into the side of the last straight. (The reason for doing this will become clear when you look at clash checking in the next chapter.)

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Navigate to the appropriate straight. (This is the short one, named HTEST/ITEM21 by the itemising utility, and connected to fire damper FD2.)

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Use the HVAC form to create the access panel: • • •

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from Categories, select Rectangular from Available Types, choose Access Panel from Select Size options, which show all panel sizes available in the catalogue, select 400x350 click the first Transpose width/depth button to give the required configuration (350 W x 400 H).

Click Apply. When created, the panel appears in the 3D View as a rectangular plate standing slightly proud of the ducting surface. In the next section you will look at its hidden geometry in more detail.

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Run the automatic itemising utility again so that the access panel is included in the item list.

Changing the view representation You have already seen how to control which design elements appear in the 3D View by using the Drawlist to add or remove items as required. You have also seen how to control the viewable volume and the viewing direction by using the options from the 3D View’s shortcut menu. You will now see how you can further refine the view by specifying different levels of detail for the items being displayed.

Exercise continues:

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The amount of detail shown in the 3D View for different types of component is controlled by the current representation settings. To see what these settings are, select Settings>Graphics>Representation from the main menu. This displays the Representation form. You will look at just two of its options here. The geometric representation of a catalogue component can include, in addition to its normal physical shape, an obstruction volume which represents the space around the component needed for maintenance or operational access. The access panel created in Step 175 is an example of such an item. To see what the obstruction volume looks like, set the Obstruction option to Solid on the Representation form and click OK. Zoom in close to the access panel and see how its appearance has changed. The effect, exaggerated here for emphasis, is as follows:

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To reset the normal view, redisplay the Representation form and set Obstruction to Off and click OK. 179.

The holes through the walls, where the fire dampers are situated, may be shown either as boxes (specially shaded to show that they represent negative boxes, holes) or as true holes. So far you have used the shaded box representation so that you could pick the holes graphically to identify them. To switch to a more realistic representation, select Holes Drawn and click Apply. Look carefully at each hole in turn. You are now able to see the ducting and fire dampers where they penetrate the walls.

That completes the introduction to the basic HVAC routing operations. In the following parts of the exercise you will look at some ways of checking the design model and outputting some design data derived from the database settings

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Checking and Outputting Design Data In this chapter you learn about: •

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methods of checking for errors and inconsistencies in the HVAC layout checking for clashes (spatial interferences) between design elements how to output a design data report derived from the piping model how to generate an isometric plot.

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Most of these facilities are available from all Design applications, so you can readily check and output data from any combination of design disciplines.

Querying data settings First, you will look at some ways in which you can query specific data settings as you build up the design model, so that you can check detailed design points at any stage.

Exercise continues:

180.

Navigate to the square three-way component and then select Query>Item Details>Brief Description from the main menu. This displays the summary showing the component’s type, key dimensions and joint specifications, like this:

Repeat this operation for some other components (and subcomponents). 181.

Navigate to the first (southernmost) straight and select Query>Item Details>Item Number. The resulting output, labelled Item Number 1,

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is appended to the output from the previous query. Compare the result with the data illustrated at the end of Section 8.4. 182.

At any component, select Query>Item Details>Insulation Depth. The resulting output should always say Insulation 50 mm, since you specified this insulation thickness when you created each branch.

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Use the following Query options for several different types of component: Query>Position>Origin Query>Position>Position PA Query>Position>Position PL

Compare the results with the catalogue definitions for the corresponding components, as illustrated in Appendix C of Volume 2 of HVAC Design Using VANTAGE PDMS.

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Checking for design data inconsistencies The data consistency checking utility reports the following types of occurrence (and other similar errors) in the design: •

•

• • • •

Branch head or tail reference not set Branch head or tail reference type not valid Adjoining components have incorrectly ordered PA and PL points; for example, one component may have been flipped while its neighbour was not Distance between a component and a connected neighbour, or between a component and the branch head or tail, is not valid Neighbouring connected components, or a component and the branch head or tail, have their PA/PL misaligned Arrive or leave joint has wrong connection type

Exercise continues:

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To check your design for data consistency errors, select Utilities>Data Consistency. You will see a Data Consistency Check form. You use the default settings for all data checking operations. You can send the error report either to your screen or to a file. You will view it on screen, so select Output: Screen.

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The Check: list lets you specify how much of the design model you want to check in a single operation. You will check each branch separately, so select Branch from the list. 185.

Navigate to any component in the main branch HTESTB1 and click Apply to initiate the data checking process. The resulting diagnosis is shown in the scrollable text area at the bottom of the form.

These two messages remind you that the head and tail of the branch have not been explicitly terminated and are not connected to any external items. (Each branch end would normally be connected to, say, an air handling unit or to some other ductwork in an adjacent design zone.) 186.

Repeat the check for each of the side branches in turn (for the purposes of this exercise, ignore any messages which you receive as a result).

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For the purposes of this exercise, you can ignore any messages that may appear.

It is good practice to run a data consistency check whenever you have created or modified any significant amount of the design, typically before you choose Design>Save Work.

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Data check functions Further checking can be carried out using the Data Checker facilities available from the Utilities>Data Checker pull-down menu, giving the Checker form. These functions include a customised class of checks specific to the HVAC function:

See the online help for full details of the Data Checker functionality. You can extend/change these functions using AVEVA’s PML2 facilities, see the Plant Design Software Customisation Reference Manual for a full description of PML2.

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Checking for clashes The types of clash identified depend on two factors:

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The obstruction levels of the clashing elements The current touch and clearance tolerances

8.4.1 Obstruction levels All design primitives and all catalogue primitives have an obstruction attribute (OBST) which defines the physical type of obstruction which the primitive represents: •

• •

A hard obstruction (OBST=2) represents a rigid and impenetrable object, such as a steel beam or a plant vessel. A soft obstruction (OBST=1) represents a volume which is not solid but which needs to be kept clear for access. Any primitive with OBST=0 represents a freely accessible volume and is ignored for clash checking purposes.

8.4.2 Extent of clashing As well as distinguishing between hard and soft clashing items, the checking utility recognises three categories of clash between them, depending on how far the two primitives intrude on each other’s allocated space. These categories are: •

•

•

A physical clash: the primitive volumes overlap by more than a specified amount. This usually means that a definite interference exists. A touch: the primitives either overlap by less than the amount needed to cause a clash or are separated at their closest point by less than a specified distance. This may simply mean that one item is resting upon another as intended, or it may indicate a problem. A clearance: the primitives are separated at their closest point by more than the amount necessary to constitute a touch but less than a specified clearance distance. This represents a near miss, which you may want to investigate.

These three classes are illustrated below for the clash specifications: Touch limits:

5mm overlap to 2mm gap

Clearance limit:

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overlap > 5mm

overlap < 5mm

a physical clash

gap < 2mm touches

2mm < gap < 8mm a clearance

8.4.3 The clash detection process Each element which is to be checked for clashes has its own geometry checked against that of all other elements which are specified by a current obstruction list. Items which are not in the obstruction list are ignored during the clash checking operations. By default, the obstruction list includes all elements in the database, so that each element to be clash checked is tested against every other element. To control the amount of checking carried out in a large database, you can restrict the obstruction list to a few specific elements and/or you can specify a 3D volume (the clash limits) within which the clash checking is to be confined. To highlight the locations where clashes are found, the clashing and obstruction items are shown in contrasting colours in the graphical view (two shades of red, by default). Exercise continues:

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You will use the default values for all clash checking settings. To see what these are, select Settings>Clasher>Defaults to display the Clash Defaults form. Think about the meaning of each setting shown (refer to the preceding introduction); then Cancel the form.

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current design database) includes both structural and HVAC items. To edit this, select Settings>Clasher>Obstruction>List. This displays the Add/Remove Obstruction Items form. Remove all current entries (if any) from the Obstruction List by selecting All from the Remove list and then clicking Remove. Then Add the structural design data only (HVACFLOOR, HVACROOF, HVACWALLS, HVACCOLS and HVACBEAMS). (To see these first click HVACZONE in the lefthand list. See the online help for full details of using the Add/Remove Obstruction Items form.) 189.

Navigate to the element holding all the HVAC design data which you want to check (/HTESTHVAC) and select Utilities>Clashes. This displays the Clash Display form. The left-hand side of this form controls the clash checking process; the right-hand side consists of a 3D view in which you can look in detail at any clashes diagnosed. Select Control>Check CE from the form’s left-hand menu bar to run the clash checking process and, when completed, study the Clash List which shows any clashes found. In your case this should show one clash only, with the description 1

SH CLASH HACC 1 of BRAN /HTESTB1

This identifies a soft-hard (SH) clash between the obstruction volume associated with the access panel (which you added in Step 175 and which is illustrated in Step 178) and the adjacent wall. To see this properly in the form’s 3D view, set the graphics representation to show obstruction volumes (as explained in Step 178) and zoom in close to the access panel. Notice how the clashing items are highlighted in shades of red (if they are not, repeat the Check CE operation to regenerate the clash data). See the online help for full details of using the Clash Display form. 190.

To see more information about the clash, select Query>Clash>Detail from the Clash Display form’s menu bar. This displays the Clash Detail form as follows: Obst ruc t ion volum e for Ac c e ss Pa ne l

Adja c e nt Wa ll

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If the Auto Clash button (in the main menu bar) is in the ‘on’ state ( ), each new element that you create is checked immediately for clashes as the design is built up. This can slow down progress when you are adding many new elements, but is very useful when you want to add a few new items to an existing design which has already been checked for clashes.

Generating a data output report This section describes two ways of outputting design data derived from your design model. •

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generating a tabulated report showing the material required to build the design creating an isometric plot showing the design layout and associated manufacturing data.

8.5.1 Generating a tabulated data report The reporting utility lets you read selected information from the database and present the output in a tabulated format. Each report can be customised by specifying some or all of the following: •

• •

• • •

Where the output is to appear (on the screen or in a file ready for printing). An introductory header which is to appear at the beginning of the report. The page length (if the report is to be paginated). The page layout, including number and positions of columns, column headings, and so on Any headers and footers which are to appear at the top and bottom of each page. The selection criteria which define which data settings are to be included in the report.

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probably use your company’s standard templates for most reports anyway, in which case this is the method you would normally use in practice.) Exercise continues:

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Select Utilities>Reports>Run to initiate the reporting process. This displays the File Browser listing all files in the current reporting directory (specified by your System Administrator as part of the project setup procedure).

192.

Navigate to the ...\REPORTS\TEMPLATES directory by clicking on it in the Sub-directories window. All files with a .tmp suffix are report templates.

193.

Select hvac_list.tmp, which has been designed to produce a list of the principal components (omitting subcomponents and branch connectors) in the HVAC design.

194.

Click OK on the File Browser. The Report Details form that appears requires you to specify: • •

195.

where the report is to appear what part of the database hierarchy is to be read when extracting the required types of data.

Complete the Report Details form as follows: •

•

•

Leave the Filename text box empty (this sends the report automatically to the screen). In the Hierarchy text box, enter HTESTHVAC (this lists the components for the whole of the HVAC network). Click OK to run the report.

A tabulated report output is displayed in a Command Input & Output window which is opened automatically:

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The report lists all principal components in the specified network (the whole of your HVAC design model) in branch head-to-tail order. The type and key dimensions for each component are tabulated as predefined by the template. Note:

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8.5.2 Plotting the design model The drawing module PDMS Draft provides powerful facilities for generating annotated and dimensioned plots of all or part of your design model. You will use Draft to produce an isometric plot of your HVAC layout using default settings only. Exercise continues:

Before you can plot your design mode, you must, while still in PDMS Design, set the Function attribute of the parent Zone to apply rules for representing HVAC items. 196.

In the Design Explorer, click on HVACZONE. Select Modify>Attributes to display the Modify Attributes form which lists the settings for the Zone.

197.

Select the Function line. This displays the Function form showing the current setting (unset).

198.

Change the Function to Heating. OK/Apply the changes.

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8.5.3 Setting up a drawing administration hierarchy You need an administrative hierarchy to define how plots are to be stored. This will be in the following format: DEPARTMENT (DEPT)

REGISTRY (REGI)

DRAWING (DRWG)

SHEET (SHEE)

LIBRARY (LIBY)

LIBRARY (LIBY)

Standard symbols, annotations etc.

VIEW

Design database elements to be drawn

Note:

In a real project, the administrative hierarchy would probably have been set up for you already.

You set up your administrative hierarchy within the PDMS drawing module, PDMS Draft. Exercise continues:

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Switch from PDMS Design to, PDMS Draft by selecting Design>Modules>Draft>Macro Files. PDMS Draft application loads, and the screen changes to show the DRAFT General menu bar and an empty 2D view window, the Main Display (which is analogous to the 3D View window in PDMS Design):

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Create a Department element: • • •

Select Create>Department. Give the Department the name HVACDEPT. Click OK.

This displays the Department Information form. Attributes set at Department level are cascaded down to all lower levels. 201.

Click Attributes on the Department Information form.

202.

On the displayed Department Attributes form: •

•

• • •

Select A4 drawing sheet size (this sets Width and Height automatically). Leave all pen definitions, hatch patterns and terminators at their default settings. From the Ruleset Reference options, select /DRA/PRJ/REPR/GEN/HVAC. Set Backing Sheet Reference to Reference Select /DRA/MAS/BACKS/MET/A4_Land. This applies standard borders and data areas to all drawings created in this Department.

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The settings now look like this:

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Click Apply on the Department Attributes form, then Dismiss.

204.

Back in the Department Information form, make sure that the Create Registry button is set to On and OK this form.

205.

In the Create REGI form now displayed, name the Registry HVACREGI and click OK. This displays the Registry Information form. All attribute settings for the Registry have been copied from the owning Department.

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In the Registry Information form:

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Select Create Drawing. Select Explicitly. Click OK.

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In the Create DRWG form now displayed, name the Drawing HVACDRWG and click OK.

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In the displayed Drawing Definition form, enter the Title: HVAC View. The Date and Drawn By entries are derived automatically from your system log-in data.

209.

Click Apply, then Dismiss.

Your drawing administration hierarchy is now complete.

8.5.4 Defining the content of a drawing sheet When you have a drawing administration hierarchy available, you can define the content of a drawing sheet ready for viewing and plotting. To do this you will: •

•

•

•

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create a sheet create a single view on your sheet resize the default view area to fill the sheet add to the draw list the part(s) of the design model you want to plot set the drawing scale so that the plotted model representation fits sensibly into the area available on the sheet

Exercise continues:

210.

To create a sheet, select Create>Sheet>Explicitly, and OK the displayed Create SHEE form. The Main Display view shows the backing sheet specified earlier.

211.

In the Sheet Definition form now displayed, all attribute settings have been cascaded down from Department level. Click Apply, then Dismiss.

212.

Detailed design data from the Design database is applied to the sheet in the form of individually-defined Views, of which you require just one. To create your first, and only, View select Create>View>Userdefined and OK the resulting form.

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A User-Defined View form is displayed, and a default rectangle is added to the Main Display to show where the design data for this view is plotted. 213.

To resize the default view area, select Frame>Size>Cursor from the User-Defined View form menu. •

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Use the Point Construction Option form now displayed to identify the extremities of the required area. Choose the 2D Cursor Hit method, and pick points just inside the top-left and bottom-right corners of the drawing area within the backing sheet layout.

Back in the User-defined View form: • • •

Enter Title: ISO3 View Set View Type: Global Hidden Line Select Direction: ISO3 (using the middle Direction option list).

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From the User-defined View form menu, select Graphics>Drawlist. Go to the Reference List Members list of the displayed Drawlist Management form, select HTESTHVAC, and then click Add.

216.

Again, back in the User-defined View form, click on Auto Scale. The scale is precisely calculated and displayed in the adjacent text box.

217.

Now modify this value to the nearest smaller standard scale, by clicking the Nearest button.

218.

The chosen standard scale is now displayed (for example 1/150). Click Apply to implement the new scale calculation.

219.

The final settings in the User-defined View form look similar to this:

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Select the Update Design button and click Apply to plot the drawlist element(s) in the Main Display at the chosen scale:

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This is as far as you go in this exercise. The full range of 2D drafting facilities available is extensive, allowing you to add dimensioning and labelling data derived directly from the design model, and to add any other specific 2D annotation which you require.

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Conclusion This concludes both the tutorial exercise and this introduction to some of the ways in which PDMS and AVEVA applications can help you in your HVAC design work. You should now have an insight into the potential power of PDMS and sufficient confidence to explore some of the more advanced options on your own. For further technical details, refer to the sources of information listed in the last appendix. If you have not already done so, you are strongly advised to attend one or more of the specialised PDMS training courses, which will show you how

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Clash limits ......................................... 8-6

Air turning vanes ..............................6-10

Clashing extent ................................... 8-5

Application

Clearance

definition ................................................ 2-1

definition.................................................8-5

loading.................................................... 5-3

Control button................................... 3-10

Attribute definition................................................ 4-2

Branch definition ................................................ 4-1 main and side branches ........................ 5-7 side ......................................................... 6-4

Branch head definition ................................................ 4-1

Branch head/tail connecting ............................................ 5-11

Branch tail definition................................................ 4-1

Button

Copying existing components........... 5-18 Current element definition.................................................4-3

Data consistency checking principles ................................................8-2

Database hierarchy Design data.............................................4-2 Draft data .............................................8-12

Default specification ........................... 5-4 Design data checking ..................................................8-2

Design database hierarchy ................. 4-2 Design Explorer .................................. 3-5

control .................................................. 3-10

Design parameters.............................. 5-2

radio ....................................................... 3-9

Design session

toggle ...................................................... 3-9

CE.........................................................4-3 Check box .............................................3-9 Clash definition ................................................ 8-5

Clash checking

ending ...................................................4-10

Detailing specification ........................ 5-3 Display restoring..................................................5-3 saving....................................................4-10

Draft applications

checking process .................................... 8-6

loading ..................................................8-12

clash limits............................................. 8-6

Draft database hierarchy ................. 8-12

extent of clash........................................ 8-5 obstruction levels................................... 8-5 obstruction list....................................... 8-6

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Element definition................................................ 4-2

Ending design session .......................4-10 Escape key/button ...............................3-8 Forms and display saving ................................................... 4-10

Function attribute setting for DRAFT ............................... 8-11

Gaps between components measuring ..................................... 5-19, 7-1

Geometry set................................ 5-1, 5-2 Graphical view.....................................3-5 Grid for tiling ................................................. 6-2

Hard obstruction..................................8-5 Head ............................. See Branch head Help, on-line...................................... 3-10 Holes representation ....................................... 7-9

HVAC Designer application loading.................................................... 5-3

HVAC element definition ................................................ 4-1

Implied ducting..................................5-13 Insulation

Limits setting for view............................... 4-5, 4-9

List scrollable.................................................3-9

Member definition.................................................4-3

Menu pull-down ................................................3-5

Menu bar ............................................. 3-5 Module definition.................................................2-1

Mouse buttons functions .................................................3-2

Naming automatic ................................................7-5

Numbering automatic ................................................7-5

Obstruction levels ............................... 8-5 Obstruction list ................................... 8-6 Obstruction volume representation ........................................7-8

On-line help.......................................3-10 Option button ...................................... 3-3 Owner definition.................................................4-3

querying ................................................. 8-2

Parrive..................................... 5-1

Isometric view......................................4-5

Pleave ...................................... 5-1

Item details

Ppoint

querying ................................................. 8-1

definition.................................................5-1

Item naming ........................................7-5

parrive ........................................5-1

Item numbering ...................................7-5

pleave..........................................5-1

Item numbers

point set ..................................................5-2

querying ................................................. 8-2

Itemising ..............................................7-5 Leaving design session ......................4-10 Index-ii

Panning view....................................... 4-7 Parameters catalogue components ............................5-2

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Status bar..................................... 3-5, 3-8 Structure

Plotting facilities ...............................8-12

definition.................................................4-2

Point set ...............................................5-2

Submenu ............................................. 3-5

Position

Tail.................................. See Branch tail

querying ................................................. 8-2

Primitive

Text box ............................................... 3-2 Tile

definition ................................................ 4-2

positioning ..............................................6-3

geometry set.................................... 5-1, 5-2

Title bar ............................................... 3-5

Project selection...................................3-3

Tool bar......................................... 3-5, 3-6

Prompts ................................................3-8

Touch

Pull-down menu...................................3-5 Radio button ........................................3-9 Reports

definition.................................................8-5

View 3D/graphical ................................... 3-5, 4-4

generating .............................................. 8-8

centre of interest ....................................4-9

principles................................................ 8-8

panning ...................................................4-7

templates ............................................... 8-8

rotating ...................................................4-7

Representation

zooming...................................................4-7

holes ....................................................... 7-9

View direction ..................................... 4-5

obstruction volumes .............................. 7-8

World

Rotating view .......................................4-7 Save work facility ................................4-9 Saving design changes ........................4-9 Screen layout

definition.................................................4-1

Zone definition.................................................4-1

Zooming view ...................................... 4-7

restoring................................................. 5-3 saving ................................................... 4-10

Scrollable list .......................................3-9 Setting out point (SOP) .......................6-1 Side branch ..........................................6-4 Site definition ................................................ 4-1

Soft obstruction....................................8-5 Specification default .................................................... 5-4 detailing ................................................. 5-3

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