Access Doors Gallery

Used to place HVAC Access Door components.

Accessed from the HVAC ribbon:

The following gallery displays which can be left floating or docked to the drawing area.

The following table shows the component options in the gallery along with the key in syntax. Selecting a tool from one of the placement galleries activates the Place Component dialog. The generic placement settings, along with the unique set of dimensional and data properties provide the core workflow used to accurately position equipment components in the model.

Component	<Component Class> in Placement Key In syntax (Mechaddin Place <Component Class> dsc=HVAC)
Rectangular Flat Panel Access Door	HVAC_RECTANGULAR_FLAT_PANEL_ACCESS_DOOR
Standard Rectangular Access Door	HVAC_STANDARD_RECTANGULAR_ACCESS_DOOR
Rectangular Flat Oval Access Door	HVAC_RECTANGULAR_FLAT_OVAL_ACCESS_DOOR
Radius Flat Panel Access Door	HVAC_RADIUS_FLAT_PANEL_ACCESS_DOOR
Radius Pressure Relief Access Door	HVAC_RADIUS_PRESSURE_RELIEF_ACCESS_DOOR
Oval Flat Panel Access Door	HVAC_OVAL_FLAT_PANEL_ACCESS_DOOR
Oval Standard Rectangular Access Door	HVAC_OVAL_STANDARD_RECTANGULAR_ACCESS_DOOR
Oval Flat Oval Access Door	HVAC_OVAL_FLAT_OVAL_ACCESS_DOOR

Component Placement

Select an option from Access Doors gallery.

You are prompted to pick the duct on which to place the access door. The duct is specific to the type of access door you are placing (Rectangular access door is placed on rectangular duct etc.) Once you select the duct, the Place Component dialog displays. This dialog is common to all HVAC components and allows you define a component's physical parameters as well as general properties before placement. The dialog remains open throughout the placement process.

In the Place Component dialog's Settings tab, select a placement point to determine which port serves as the placement point for the component. When placing an Access Door options, the Main_Port is the only Placement Point available.

Note: Normally, the HVAC Port Settings tab of the Place Component dialog allows you to define the End Preparations for the ports on the component to be placed. When placing an access door however, these settings are not applicable.

The Design Conditions tab provides fields to define the physical parameters of the component. The field options will vary depending on the type of component being placed.

While enter/changing values in the fields, the component is dynamically updated in the drawing so you can see the changes before placing the component.

An example of the design conditions field is displayed below:

Once the component parameter and property values are defined you are prompted to select a placement location along the duct segment. Use the mouse to slide the access door along the duct segment to the correct location and click a data point. If the component requires a direction pick, use the mouse to rotate the component into the correct position then click a data point. Right-click to complete the process.