To Place HVAC Equipment Components

Open the Standard Preferences dialog and set the HVAC System and component values.

Note: By default, only the Insulation Thickness and Insulation Material component properties are displayed.

Select an equipment option from the HVAC Equipment gallery. The following options are available:

Single Inlet Variable Air Volume Device

or

Dual Inlet Variable Air Volume Device

or

Fan Power Unit

or

HVAC Axial Fan

or

Radial Fan

or

Centrifugal Inline Round Fan

or

Air Filter Hvac Duct Cooler

or

Hvac Duct Heater

or

Duct Humidifier

Pick one of the following Placement Points for the duct in the Place Component dialog:

Main Port

or

Run Port

Expand the HVAC Port Settings tab and define the options available for the port end preparations.

Click the Design Conditions to define the dimensional parameters for the component (Width, Height, etc.) as well as the size of the ports located on the component.

There are additional design properties which provide drop down lists to choose Connection types, Connection side (Top, Bottom, Front, Back) depending on the type of equipment component being placed.

Pick a point in the drawing, or input the (x,y,z) coordinates in the AccuDraw window to determine the placement point. An outline of the component displays.

Use the mouse to determine the direction for the component.

Note: When placing an air volume device, you are not prompted for the direction.

Again use the mouse to determine the rotation for the component.

Right-click to end the placement procedure.