OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Mechanical Ribbon

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

You can access the following Mechanical discipline features here:

  • Placing Mechanical Components - Route duct or pipe, 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 placements which occur during routing of duct and pipe.