To Connect to an Existing Component
- Select a HVAC component option from the HVAC galleries. (The HVAC module has several different types of components in Rectangle, Round or Oval shapes.) The Place Component dialog will displays. This is a general OpenPlant Modeler dialog which is specific to the type of component being placed.
- Pick one of the following Placement Points for the duct in the Placement Dialog:
- Enable HVAC Match Settings options to match the Size and System of the new component to the existing component as necessary.
- Expand the HVAC Port Settings tab and define the options available for the port end preparations.
- Use the fields in the Design Conditions tab to define the size parameters for the component. (Width, Height, etc.)
- Pick a point on an existing component you are connecting the component to. An outline of the component displays.
- Use the mouse to determine the exact location for the component.
- Left-click to accept the location point.
- Use the mouse to determine the rotation for the component. Rotation is needed for components which can be placed on either side of an existing component such as a run of duct.
- Left-click to accept the rotation.
- Right-click to end the placement procedure.