1

Building Services
Tutorial

CADPIPE Building Services

Tutorial
Welcome to the CADPIPE Building Services Tutorial. Building Services is an AutoCAD based
HVAC and Pipe design suite. This tutorial assumes you that you have a working knowledge of AutoCAD
and understand its interface and commands. It has been developed to expose you to as many drawing
features of CADPIPE Building Services as possible.
In it you will learn how to:
Use Building Services powerful drawing commands to create and edit Pipe runs and HVAC
designs. Work with Auto-Route, Auto-Elbow, and Auto-pipe to draw Pipe, and Auto-Route for
HVAC.
Insert Fittings into Pipe runs.
Place Valves using the valves database.
Place and Connect HVAC accessories (diffusers, fire dampers, etc.).
Use simple Architectural functions by placing beams.
Create an Automatic Section View.
Generate Automatic Reports.
It is nearly impossible to highlight every aspect in the program through this tutorial, however after
completing it you will have a good knowledge of CADPIPE Building Services and how it can help you
design better, quicker, and more efficiently.
All AutoCAD commands referenced in this tutorial are shown in CAPITAL LETTERS, while all
Building Services commands are shown in Bold. All system prompts in the tutorial are in italics and your
responses are shown numbered. In addition, the metric equivalent to an imperial measurement appears in
brackets: (600).

Lets Begin
To start the tutorial, double click on the CADPIPE icon, or got to Start/Programs/CADPIPE 7.2 Building Services Imperial. In the AutoCAD Start up dialog box, Click the Browse button. Locate the
drawing titled BldgSvcs.dwg (BldgSvcsM.dwg) and open it. There are three pieces of equipment, and
several pieces of cut pipe (see Figure 1).

Figure 1-1

This tutorial begins with a simple Pipe design, showing you three methods for drawing pipe, how to
place and insert fittings, and create a report. It will also introduce you to drawing HVAC.
After opening the drawing, load the Pipe Menu. To access different menus, use the Menu Utilities
toolbars (see Figure 1-2). These toolbars enable you to quickly select and load the different menu options
available in Building Services (see the Building Services 2004 manual for more information).
Press the Pipe menu button on the AutoCAD Menu Utilities toolbar to load the Pipe Menu. Once
the Pipe Menus have finished loading we are ready to begin.

Figure 1-2

If running on Arch. Desktop, use this button.

Load the Pipe Menu by pressing this button.

Building Services Pipe

We will begin our design by connecting the pump and vessel with pipe and inserting a valve. To do this
we will use the Join to, Cut Pipe, Insert, and Auto-Route commands. First make sure your Specification
is set to #300 HTG, Hot Water Supply. To check this look at the status line on the bottom of your screen
(See Figure 1-3). If your specification is does not match, choose Specifications from the CADPIPE
menu, and select 300 HTG HOT WATER SUPPLY from the System # menu on the Specifications dialog
box.
Figure 1-3

Use AutoCAD VIEW commands to zoom up to the vessel and pump (see Figure 2-1). The HIDE
command will make it easier to select the flange in figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1

1. Choose Join to from the CADPIPE menu or Utilities toolbar.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Select the left Flange on top of the vessel (see Figure 2-1).
3. If the Auto-Fit dialog box appears (see Figure 2-2), click Yes to
turn Auto-Fit on.

Figure 2-2

4. Select Flanges from the Place pull-down menu or Pressure Fittings Toolbar.
The Flange Placement dialog box appears, enabling you to set the flanges type. Note that the gasket
thickness is automatically set by joining to the flange in step 2 (see Figure 2-3).

Figure 2-3

Figure 2-3

5. Select Weld Neck from the Flange Type options and click Place.
6. Connect a piece of pipe to the flange by picking Piping, Cut Length from the Place menu or
Design toolbar.
Join <Length>:

7. Type 6 (152) then press Enter.

A six inch piece of pipe is added to the flange.
8. Select Fittings from the Place menu and choose the 90 Degree LR Elbow from the Fitting
Placement dialog box (see Figure 2-4).
A Select Angle dialog box appears.
9. Choose 180 Deg. and click OK.

In order to Auto-Route pipe to the pump, we must place a flange to connect the pipe to.
1. Select Join to.
Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Pick the discharge on top of the pump, in Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5

7
3. Select Flanges from the Place pull-down and choose a Weldneck Flange from the Flange
Placement dialog box.
Now that the flange is placed, we can use the Routing Line command to finish the pipe run. It may be
easier to select the vessels elbow by changing the view.
4. Select Routing Line from the CADPIPE menu or the Design toolbar.
Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/ <First point>:

5. Type E and press Enter.

Digitize new elevation<KB Option>: NEAREST to

6. Select the elbow to set the elevation (see Figure 2-6).

Figure 2-6

Pedit/Join/Designation/Elevation/Slope/Reference/ <First point>:

7. Use the Node OSNAP to pick the elbow node as the start point for the routing line (see Figure 27).

Figure 2-7

8
Elevation/Roll/Slope/Undo/<To point>:

8. Click in the plan view port and use the Snap to Perpendicular OSNAP to select the second point
on the routing line. Pick the center of the flange on the pump (see Figure 2-8).

Figure 2-8

Elevation/Roll/Slope/Undo/<To point>:

9. Type E and press enter to change the routing line elevation.

Digitize new elevation<KB Option>: NEAREST to

10. Select the cross at the bottom of the pumps flange

(see Figure 2-9).
11. Press Enter to exit the Routing Line command.
Your complete routing line should look like Figure 2-10.

Figure 2-9

Figure 2-10

9
Next, well place a valve, an elbow and piping on the routing line to complete the pipe run.
1. Select Valves from the Place menu or the Fitting toolbar.
The Valves Placement dialog box appears (see Figure 2-11).

2. Toggle Gate Valve.

Figure 2-11

3. Set the connection type to Flanged.

4. Click the Search button to find a valve in the valves database.
The Building Services Valve Search dialog box opens (see Figure 2-12).
5. Select the Milwaukee F-2882 valve and click the Use button.
6. Click Place on the Valves dialog box.

Figu

10

Figure 2-12

Butt of Flange:

7. Pick a point on the routing line (see Figure 2-13).

An Elevation Changed dialog box appears, asking if
you wish to change elevations, click Yes.
Angle to outlet side:

8. Pick any point on the line away from the pump.

A Select Angle dialog box appears, allowing you to
select a handwheel angle.
9. Use 270 degrees for the handwheel angle, click Ok.
The Gate Valve is placed (see Figure 2-14).

Figure 2-14

11
10. Select Auto-Elbow from the CADPIPE menu or Design Toolbar.
Digitize start point on routing line:

11. Pick the routing line.

Digitize end point on routing line<ALL>:

12. Press enter to select the whole routing line and an Auto-Elbow dialog box appears.
13. Choose the 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow and click OK.
CADPIPE places the elbow.
14. Select Auto-Pipe from the CADPIPE menu or Design Toolbar.
Digitize Routing Line<EXIT>:

15. Pick the routing line.

CADPIPE automatically places pipe on the routing line (see Figure 2-15).

Figure 2-15

Next we will place a flange and pipe on the suction side of the pump. With the AutoCAD VIEW or
ZOOM commands, position the front flange for easier selection (see Figure 2-16).
1. Select Join to from the CADPIPE menu or the Utilities toolbar.
Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Pick the flange in Figure 2-16.

12

Figure 2-16

3. Choose Flanges from the Place menu. Select a Weld Neck Flange from the dialog box, and
click Place.
Now we will add an elbow turning down:
1. Select Turn Down from the Options dialog box, or from the Utilities toolbar.
The Riser Mode dialog box opens (see Figure 2-17).

Figure 2-17
Figure 2-18

2. Pick 90 degrees for the roll angle and click Ok.

The system prompts you for a fitting to use. Make your selection in the Fitting to Turn dialog box
(Figure 2-18).
3. Choose 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow and click OK.

13
4. Select Cut Length from the Place-Piping menu or the Pressure Fittings toolbar.
Join <Length>:

5. Type 10(254) and press Enter.

A 10 pipe will be added to the elbow. Your drawing should now resemble Figure 2-19.
Feel free to use the different AutoCAD view commands to look at your drawing from various angles.

Figure 2-19

The next few pipe exercises are examples of longer runs. You will be introduced to the Auto-Route
command, with the Snap and Join options, as well as using a Routing Line to place pipe and elbows. To
begin the Auto-Route from the right side of the vessel go to a similar view in Figure 2-20. Notice the cutpipe in the wall. This is our target for the Auto-Route/Snap command.
1. First choose Join to from the CADPIPE menu or Utilities toolbar.
Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Pick the flange on the right side of the vessel (see Figure 2-21).

14

Figure 2-20

Figure 2-21

Note: Flange is easier to select after applying the AutoCAD HIDE command.
3. Choose Weld Neck Flange from the Place menu.
4. Select Auto-Route from the CADPIPE menu or the Design toolbar.
5. In the Available Fittings For Auto-Route dialog box, toggle 90 degree Long Radius Elbow,
click OK.
Digitize new elevation <KB Option>:

6. Pick the piece of pipe from figure 2-20 to change the ending elevation.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<Next Point>:

7. Type s, then press Enter.

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Snap to:

8. Select the piece of pipe in the wall from figure 2-20.

9. In the Select Angle dialog box, choose 270 degrees and click OK.
The Auto-Route Snap command will not join the pipes. It auto-routes leaving room for an elbow (see
Figure 2-22 and 23).

15

Figure 2-22

Figure 2-23

Now we will connect the pipe pieces using the Auto-Route Join command. Auto-Route is still
active on the command line.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/<next point> :

10. Type j, then press Enter.

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

11. Select the short piece of pipe in the wall.

Auto-Route Join connects the pipes (see Figure 2-24).

Figure 2-24

16
We will now place two valves on the new pipe run, using the Insert and Valve commands.
1. Select Insert Fitting from the CADPIPE menu or Design toolbar.
2. Toggle Center in the Insertion Justification dialog box.
Pick Pipe to Insert into (at insertion point):

3. Pick Pipe somewhere near the vessel

(see Figure 2-25).
4. Select Valve from Fitting to Insert
dialog box.
5. Toggle Check Valve and select
Flanged connection type. Click the Search
button.
6. Select the first valve (Milwaukee F2974), click Use, then Place.

Figure 2-25

Repeat steps 1-6 to insert a Flanged Gate Valve.

1. Select Insert Fitting command.
2. Toggle Center Justification, and click OK.
Pipe to Insert to (at insertion point):

3. Pick the same pipe, next to the check valve.

4. Select Valve from the Fitting to Insert box.
5. Toggle Gate Valve and set connection type to Flanged.
Click the Search button.
6. Use the first valve (Milwaukee F-2894), click OK.
7. Select 270 degrees in the Select Angle box.
Click OK.
Figure 2-26

Your drawing should now look similar to Figure 2-26.

Next we will delete the piece of pipe in between the valves and use the Stretch command to connect
the valves.

17
1. Type Erase at the command prompt.
Select objects:

2. Pick the piece of pipe in between the valves.

3. Type Stretch at the command prompt.
Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or
crossing-polygon
Select objects:

Figure2-26a

4. Use a crossing window to select the Gate valve

and pipe (see Figure 2-26a) and Press Enter.
Specify base point or displacement:

5. Use the Node OSNAP to select the node on the

Gate valve (see Figure 2-26b).
Specify second point point of displacement or <use first
point as displacement>:

Figure2-26b

6. Use the Node OSNAP again to select the node on

the Check valve see (Figure 2-26c).
CADPIPE stretches the pipe and connects the two valves. Your drawing should now look like Figure
2-26d.

Figure2-26c

Figure2-26d

Another method to draw pipe runs in Building Services is with the Routing Line feature. This is not a
fitting to fitting mode like the regular draw commands and the Auto-Route commands. You simply draw a
line to designate a path the pipe follows and CADPIPE automatically places pipe and elbows. We will use
the Routing Line to pipe from the small piece just joined to, all the way around to the other cut pipe in the
wall.

18
Using the AutoCAD VIEW commands, change to a view similar to that of Figure 2-27.

Figure 2-27

1. Press the Routing line button on the Design toolbar. Note: It is easier to draw this routing line
with ORTHO turned on.
Specify Start Point:

2. Using the NODE Osnap, start the line from the end of pipe in the wall (see Figure 2-27).
Specify End Point of Line or (Close/Undo):

4. Pick a point near the right wall (see Figure 2-28).

Figure 2-28

5. Pick the next point just before the column (see Figure 2-29).

19

Figure 2-29

6. Move to the left to pick the third point (see Figure 2-30).

Figure 2-30

7. Pick another point, this time moving upwards towards the wall (see Figure 2-31).

Figure 2-31

20
8. Finish the Routing line near the cut piece of pipe by picking a point (see Figure 2-32) and
pressing Enter to exit the Routing Line command.

Figure2-32

We will use Auto-Route Join to connect to the wall pipe, but first lets Auto-Elbow and Pipe the
Routing line to place elbow and pipe on the line. Two commands are required (Auto-Elbow,and AutoPipe).
1. Select Auto-Elbow from the CADPIPE menu or Design toolbar.
Digitize start point on Routing line:

2. Pick any point on the first segment of the line.

Digitize end point on Routing line <All> :

3. Press Enter to select the entire line.

4. Toggle 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow in the AutoElbow dialog box (see Figure 2-33).
5. Select Auto-Pipe from the CADPIPE menu or Design
toolbar.

Figure 2-33

Digitize Routing Line <Exit>:

6. Pick any point on the line.

The system automatically places pipe along the line (see Figure 2-34). Press Enter to exit the AutoPipe command.

21

Figure 2-34

Note: Auto-Pipe did not finish one segment of the line because that segment has an open end.
Auto-pipe only places pipe on a line whose two endpoints are connected to a fitting.
To finish the line we will use the Auto-Route/Join command.
1. Select Join to from the CADPIPE menu or Utilities toolbar.
Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Pick the last elbow on the Routing line (see Figure

2-35).
If the Auto-Fit dialog box appears. Click yes to turn
Auto-Fit on.
3. Select Auto-Route from the CADPIPE menu or
the Design toolbar.
4. Choose the 90 Degree Long Radius Elbow, press OK.
Close/Join/Snap/Elev/ <next point>:

5. Type j and then press Enter.

Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

6. Select the piece of pipe from the wall in Figure 2-36.

Figure 2-35

22

Figure 2-36

Building Services will connect the pipes. Your drawing should now look like Figure 2-37.

Figure 2-37

To complete our pipe design we will insert a Tee using the Aligned Justification, and place a Cut
Pipe using the Join option.
1. Choose Insert Fitting from the CADPIPE menu or the Design Toolbar.
2. Click on Aligned in the Justification dialog box, then OK.
Pipe to Insert into:

3. Select pipe #1 in Figure 2-38.

4. Chose a Reducing Tee from the Fitting to Insert dialog box. Click on OK.
Pipe/Fitting to Align with:

5. Select pipe # 2 in figure 2-38 (the horizontal end of the elbow).

23

Figure 2-38

Note: It may be easier to zoom in to select the pipe.

A Reducing Tee Selection box appears (see Figure 2-39).
6. Select a 4x4x3 (102x102x76) Reducing
Tee and click OK.
The System inserts the Tee into Pipe #1
aligned with Pipe #2. To connect the two pipes
we will use the Cut pipe/Join command.

Figure 2-39

1. Select Join to from the CADPIPE menu or Utilities toolbar.

Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

2. Pick the branch of the reducing tee

(see Figure 2-40).
3. Select Cut Length from the PlacePiping menu or the Design toolbar.
Join <Length> :

4. Type j and then press Enter to activate

the Join option.
Pick Pipe/Fitting to Join to:

Figure 2-40

Figu

24
5. Select the Elbow which is aligned to the Tee(see Figure 2-41).

Figure 2-41

The system places pipe, connecting the two fittings (see Figure 2-42).

Figure 2-42

Reports
Building Services can automatically generate reports. These reports can be saved as a file, printed, or
placed on the drawing. For this tutorial, we will simply create a report, you can refer to the Building Services manual for more information on printing, saving, and placing. To generate a report follow these two
easy steps:
1. Select Pipe Reports from the CPTools menu or the Utilities toolbar.

25
The Building Services Report Generator dialog box appears (see figure 2-43).

Figure 2-43

There are four types of reports that can be generated by building Services: Bill of Materials, Pipe,
Fitting, and Valve reports. There are also five Output options available: Display, Printer, ASCII text
file, CSV Excel file, and Access Database. Refer to the Building Services manual for more information
regarding report types and output options.
2. Select the BOM Report type and the Display output option. click OK.
The BOM Report dialog box pops up (see Figure 2-44).
The report includes the following: pipe size, schedule, material, connections, and specifications. The
options available are: Print, ToFile, and To Clipboard. To place the report on the drawing, you can either
save it to a file and use the AutoCAD IMPORT TEXT command, or paste via the clipboard. More information about these options is available in the Building Services Manual.
3. Click OK to return to the drawing.
Congratulations! You have finished your pipe design in Building Services 2004. Use the AutoCAD
VIEW commands to take a look around, or move on to the next section and learn how to create and edit
HVAC designs.

26

Figure 2-44

27

Building Services HVAC

CADPIPE Building Services 2004 also offers powerful HVAC design options. This section of the
tutorial will introduce you to basic HVAC commands needed to design and generate Ductwork layouts. We
will create a simple run of Duct to get a feel for using this software. You will also encounter several commands, available in both Pipe and HVAC, which where not covered in the Pipe portion of the tutorial. This
includes: Collision Checking, Section Views, and a few Architectural commands.
First we must load the HVAC menus (refer to page 2). Press the Load HVAC button on the Menu
Utilities toolbar, or select Load HVAC Menu from the Building Services pull-down (see Figure 12).Our Run will begin from the Fan unit located in the lower left corner of the drawing. Use the AutoCAD
VIEW commands to set up a view similar to Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1

1. Select Configure from the Rect menu. The Configure Rectangular dialog box appears (see Figure
3-2).

Figure 3-2

28
2. Toggle Collision Check on by clicking the box next to CC on. Click Ok.
Note: You can also toggle Collision Check on and off by selecting Collision Check from the
Rectangular or Round/Oval toolbars.
3. Select Join to a Run from the Rect menu or toolbar.
Select a duct to Join to:

4. Pick the outlet on the Fan Unit in Figure 3-3.

Pick the outlet here.

Figure 3-3

5. In the Rect pull-down, choose Others, Flex Connector. The Fitting Specification dialog box
opens (see Figure 3-4).
6. Click Ok to accept the default dimensions and place the Flex Connector.

Figure 3-4

29
The Flex Connector is added to the Fan Unit (see Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5

7. Select Turn Up from the Edit toolbar.

8. In the Rect pull-down, choose Elbows, 90 Deg sqr-sqr.
Your drawing should now resemble Figure 3-6

Figure 3-6

1. Select Auto-Route from the Rect menu or toolbar.

The Auto-Route dialog box appears (see Figure 3-7).
2. Use the default settings by clicking OK.
<Final Elevation>

3. Type 11-6 (3500) and press Enter.

Pick end Point of Auto-Route:

Note: With Rubberband toggled on, a preview of the Auto-Route is shown.

4. Pick a point on the drawing similar to that in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-7

30
Select a similar point.

Figure 3-8

The Collision Alert dialog box appears (see Figure 3-9).

By turning Collision Check on at the beginning of the
tutorial, we enabled the Interactive Collision Checking. As
you can see, this feature automatically checks for and detects
collisions.
5. Press the View Collision button.

Figure 3-9

Building Services isolates the collision, in this case, the wall and duct (see Figure 3-10). The View
Collision dialog box enables you to change views, zoom, etc.

Figure 3-10

31
6. Press Ok on the View Collision dialog box to return to Collision Alert.
7. Choose Query Duct.
The Collision Query dialog box opens (see Figure 3-11).

Figure 3-11

The Collision Query dialog box contains all dimensional data about the collision. The size, top, and
bottom elevations of each object are listed, as well as a calculation of the dimension and direction needed to
correct the problem. Click OK to return to the Collision Alert box.
8. Press Reject to undo the Auto-Routed duct and return to drawing.
We will go through the wall with a Fire Damper.
1. Choose Fire Damper from the Accs menu.
The Placement Options dialog box appears (see Figure 3-12).

Figure 3-12

2. Press the Route to Wall button.

Select a wall to Route to:

3. Pick the wall involved in the earlier collision.

The Fire Damper dialog box pops up .
4. Press OK to accept the default options.

32

Figure 3-13

The Fire Damper is placed along with properly sized duct connected from the elbow (see Figure 313).
1. Select Auto-Route again, from the Rect menu.
2. Click OK in the Auto-Route dialog box.

Figure 3-14

Pick end point of Auto-Route:

3. Choose a point just past the vessel, similar to Figure 3-14.

4. Select Transition from the Rect menu.

33

Figure 3-15

The Fittings Specifications dialog box for your Transition appears (see Figure 3-15). We will
change the values of Width 2 to 26 (650) and Depth 2 to 14 (350).
5. Double click on Width 2 in the Fitting
Dimensions field.
The Fitting Dimensions dialog box appears (Figure 3-16).

Figure 3-16

6. Change the Value to 26 (650). Press OK.

7. Repeat the same steps for Depth 2, changing its value to 14 (350).
8. Double click the Width Offset 2 and choose Center Offset.
9. Click Ok to place the transition and return to your drawing.
10. Select Auto-Route from the Rect menu or toolbar.

34

Figure 3-17

11. Pick a point similar to the one in Figure 3-17.

To finish the duct run, we will place a Tee at this end.
1. Select Right turn Sqr.-Sqr. Tee from the Tees in the Rect pull-down.
2. Click OK in the dialog box to place.
3. Now choose Square to Round/Ovals from the Rect menu.
4. Set the Diameter 2 value to 8 (200).
5. In the Fitting Specifications dialog box, set both Depth and Width Offsets to Center
6. Set the Length to 12 (300) and click OK.
Now use Join to in order to place another
Square to Round/Oval on the other branch of
our tee.
1. Select Join to from the Rect menu.
2. Repeat steps 1-5 from above, to place
the Square to Round/Oval with the
same specifications.
Your drawing should now look like
Figure 3-18.
Figure 3-18

35
To Finish our duct run, we will place
five diffusers and connect them all to the main
run. The diffusers will be placed at points #1,
#2, #3, #4, and #5. To help select these
precise locations, use the AutoCAD LAYERS command and UNFREEZE the layer
named Grids.
1. Select Rct Diffuser/Rnd Neck
from the Accs menu.
The HVAC Accessories dialog box
appears (see Figure 3-19).
2. Ensure the Length and Width
values are set at 24 (600) and the diameter
is set at 8 (200). Make sure the Elevation is
set to 96 (2400) and click OK.
Pick Location for Diffuser:

3. Use the AutoCAD OSNAP intersection to pick point #5 (see Figure 3-20).

Figure 3-19

Figure 3-20

36

The Diffuser will show up in the drawing (see Figure 3-21).

Figure 3-21

Repeat steps 1-4 from above, to place similar diffusers at positions #2, #3, and #4. When finished,
FREEZE the Grids layer. Your drawing should now look like figure 3-22.

Figure 3-22

37
For Position #1 we will place a different diffuser type.
1. Select Rct Diffuser/Rct Neck from the Accs menu.
2. In the Specifications dialog box, change both neck values (Length and Width) to 6 (150).
Pick Location for Diffuser:

3. Select a point to the right of #1 (see Figure 3-23).

Figure 3-23

Connecting Diffusers to duct in Building Services is a simple process.

1. Select Taps from the Rect menu.
2. Choose Rectangular Tap.
The Placement Options dialog box appears (see Figure 2-24).
3. Press the Auto-Route to Diffuser button.
4. Accept the defaults in the Auto-Route dialog box by clicking OK.

Figure 2-24

Select a Duct to Join to:

5. Pick the duct to the left of diffuser at point #1.

Figure 3-25
Select Diffuser to Join to:

6. Pick diffuser #1.

7. Accept the default settings in the Fitting Specification
Menu dialog box, and click Ok.
The tap and duct is now placed (see Figure 3-25).

38
For the next two diffusers (those at #2 and #3) well place a spin collar with Flex duct.
1. Choose Flex Duct/Spin Collar from the Accs menu.
2. Toggle Graphic Representation to Solid in the dialog
box (see figure 3-26), and click OK.
Select a Duct:

3. Choose the duct to the left of Diffuser #2.

Select an end of an item to join to:

4. Pick Diffuser #2.

Select a Duct:

5. Pick duct below Diffuser #3.

Select an end of an item to join to:

6. Pick Diffuser #3.

For diffusers #4 and #5 we will connect with only flex
duct.
1. Select Join to from Rnd/Oval menu or toolbar.

Figure 3-26

Select a duct to Join to:

2. Pick the Square to Round closest to diffuser #4.

3. Choose Flex duct/Spin collar from the Accs menu.
4. In the Flex duct/Spin collar dialog box, toggle Only draw Flex duct on.
Select an end of an item to join to:

5. Pick Diffuser #4.

Note: The system may prompt you to accept adding a piece of round duct, depending on how
far away the diffuser is from the duct you are joining to.
Repeat steps 1-5 from above to connect diffuser #5 to the duct run. Your drawing should look like
Figure 3-27.

39

Figure 3-27

Reports
Building Services can automatically generate reports. These reports can be saved as a file, printed, or
placed on the drawing. For the HVAC tutorial, we will create an All report and an Accessory report. You
can refer to the Building Services manual for more information on printing, saving, and placing reports.
1. Select HVAC Reports from the CPTools menu.
The Shipping Report dialog box appears (see Figure 3-28).
2. Set the Report Kind toggle to Rectangular The Report Type to All and the Report Output to
Display. Click OK.
By choosing All, the system creates a report for each type : Straight Duct, Cut-to-Length, and
Fittings. Each report gives you the options to either print it or save to file. Saving a report to a file enables
you to place it on the drawing via the AutoCAD IMPORT TEXT commands (see the Building Services
manual for more info about placing reports). Click Ok on each report to bring up the next type. Figure 329 is an example of how the reports appear.

40

Figure 3-28

Figure 3-29

Figure 3-30

41
Building Services HVAC also allows you to automatically create accessory reports. This command is
also found in the CPTools menu.
1. Select Accessory Reports from the CPTools menu.
The HVAC Accessory Report dialog box appears (see Figure 3-30). From this dialog box, you can
select which accessory to report and sort them by system or area.

2. Choose All Accessory Items to show reports for all of the Accessories you have placed in your
drawing, and Click OK.
Once again, Building Services shows one Accessory Report at a time, giving the Print or ToFile
options. Continue to click Ok to view each report. Figure 3-31 is an example of an Accessory Report that
appears.

42

Figure 3-31

Architectural Commands
Building Services provides several architectural drawing aids enabling quick creation of structural and
architectural details for your drawing. In this next example you will get a small taste of the architectural
functions available by placing and copying a beam.
Go to Layers and turn the Layer named Beam on. Two beams will appear on the drawing. We will
place and copy one beam for the two sets of columns on the right of the drawing.
1. Select Beams from the Arch menu.
The Select Type of Beam dialog box appears
(see Figure 3-32).
2. Click on I-Beam.
Column/First Point for Beam:

3. Type C to choose the column

option, and press Enter.
Pick a Column to Place a Beam on:

4. Select the column near diffuser #3 (see Figure

3-33).
Figure 3-32

43

Select this column.

Figure 3-33

Column/Second Point for Beam:

5. Type C again and press Enter.

Pick a column to place Beam on:

6. Pick the corresponding column on the other side of the room.

Beam Number or Size/ <Enter for Database> :

7. Press Enter to bring up the Beam Database dialog box (see Figure 3-34).

Figure 3-34

8. Select 12x72 (360x110) for the size, toggle Place By to the Bottom setting, and click OK.
After the beam is placed, we can simply use the CADPIPE Copy command to copy the beam for use
on the next set of columns.
1. Select Copy Fitting(s) from the CPTools menu or the Edit toolbar.

44
Select objects:
2. Pick the previously placed beam and press Enter.
<Base point or displacement>/multiple:
3. Use the OSNAP intersection to pick the point in Figure 3-35.

Figure 3-35

<Base point or displacement>/multiple: of second point of displacement

4. Use OSNAP to pick intersection in Figure 3-36.

Figure 3-36

The beam will be copied and placed.

Congratulations! You have now finished your drawing. This tutorial in no way covers all of the features and commands included in CADPIPE Building Services 2004, but serves as an introduction to a
timesaving, easy to use, and powerful 3D design package.