To Create a HVAC Custom Component

To create your component, open an existing cell library, create a new cell model and draw some custom geometry to use for your component. The example below is for a custom Air Handling Unit.

Note: For this option to work correctly, you need to create your component in a cell model within an existing cell library. If you create a cell from within an existing model, it will not be able to be used across multiple drawings.

Select the geometric shapes you wish to use and click the Component Builder option. The following dialog displays with options to define the component class as well as the connect points for the component.

Define the following attributes for the component:

Discipline
Category
ECClassName

See the table below for details on the fields in the dialog:

Discipline	Currently on the HVAC discipline is supported.
Category	Select the category from the list. The category value is actually the Group ID value defined in the HVAC Custom Geometry attribute in the custom class that was created using the Class Editor.
ECClassName	Select one of the component class names from the list. The classes in this list are derived from the HVAC component classes which have the attribute "HVAC Custom geometry" defined in the class editor.
Define Connect Points	Click the Connect Points button to display the HVAC ConnectPoints dialog. In this dialog, you can define the connection points for the HVAC component.
Defined Connect Points	Displays the Connect Points defined for the component. To remove a point from this list, right-click on the point and select Remove.
Save	Save the changes made in the dialog and close.
Close	Close the dialog