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Mechanical Ribbon

The Mechanical ribbon contains common tools as well as tools specific to the Mechanical discipline including HVAC systems duct routing, component placement, and auto-fitting preferences.

You can access the following Mechanical features here:

  • Placing Mechanical Components - Route duct, place individual components on routes, layout diffusers, create assemblies from selected components, and build custom components like air handling units.
  • Autofitting Preferences - Customize aspects of the automated fitting placement which occur during routing.