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Contents
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Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Scope of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:1
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assumptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About the Design Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3
Exploring the HVAC Database Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:4
Viewing the Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Setting the Scale and Direction of the View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Using the Draw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Manipulating the Displayed View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
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Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:1
HVAC Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A:1
HVAC Catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B:1
Basic Features of the Catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:1
HVAC Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:1
Rectangular Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:3
Circular Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:17
Flat Oval Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:31
Transformations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:39
Branch Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:44
Inline Plant Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:55
Extra Inline Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:67
HVAC Equipment Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:75
Types of Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:75
Pre-defined Joints for Components of Any Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:75
Pre-defined Joints for Rectangular Components Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:77
User-defined Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:77
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1.1.1
Intended Audience
This guide has been written for engineers familiar with HVAC design practices, who may or
may not have prior knowledge of PDMS.
1.1.2
Assumptions
For you to use this guide, the sample PDMS project, Project SAM, must be correctly
installed on your system, and you must have read/write access to the project databases.
It is assumed that:
you know how to use the Windows operating system installed on your site
you are familiar with the basic graphical user interface (GUI) features as described in
the AVEVA document Getting Started with PDMS.
Contact your systems administrator if you need help in any of these areas.
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1.1.4
Further Reading
You can find a list of relevant AVEVA documentation in the appendices of this guide.
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Read This First introduces this guide and summarises its scope.
Introducing AVEVA PDMS gives a general overview of the main design facilities provided
within the HVAC application.
Database Hierarchy explains how PDMS stores its design data, giving the logging in
procedure and shows you how to organise your data. A running design example is used
from this chapter on to illustrate essential concepts.
Routing a Sequence of HVAC Components demonstrates the key features of HVAC design
using PDMS and shows you how to build up a ductwork sequence component by
component.
Adding to the HVAC Model shows you how to extend the basic ductwork sequence by
adding side branches to form a more complex network. In doing so, it introduces a useful
facility for creating a reference grid which can be used to position ceiling tiles for locating
HVAC grilles etc.
Completing the Design explains some ways of finishing off the design details by using some
automated facilities provided by the application.
Checking and Outputting Design Data shows how to check your design for clashes, and
how to generate reports and plots directly from the design data. It concludes the worked
example.
HVAC Assemblies explains how to create HVAC assemblies.
HVAC Splitting explains how the facility of HVAC splitting is used to split the HVAC design
route into logical sections to simplify system design and manufacture.
HVAC Spooling introduces HVAC spooling, a facility used to assist component manufacture.
Creating HVAC Sketches shows how the HVAC sketch facility can be used to create
sketches of HVAC spools.
Conclusion Conclusion.
HVAC Database summarises the database hierarchy which PDMS uses to store your HVAC
design data.
HVAC Catalogue contains annotated illustrations of all of the HVAC components that are
provided in the catalogue database which forms an integral part of the product.
HVAC Component Palettes gives the range of HVAC component palettes available from the
HVAC Designer GUI.
Other Relevant Documentation identifies other sources of information which supplement,
and expand upon, the brief details given in this guide.
Some Sample Plots contains some examples of the types of HVAC layout plots that can be
produced by using PDMS.
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2.1
Structure of PDMS
Strengths of PDMS
Structure of PDMS
PDMS comprises the following functional parts:
modules
applications.
A module is a subdivision of PDMS that you use to carry out specific types of operation. This
guide covers the following modules:
DRAFT, which you use for generating annotated and dimensioned drawings of your
design.
An application is a supplementary program that has been tailored to provide easy control of
operations that are specific to a particular discipline. This guide covers the following
application:
HVAC Designer, which you will use for HVAC design work.
You can switch quickly and easily between different parts of PDMS.
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Strengths of PDMS
In AVEVA PDMS, you have a powerful suite of facilities for the creation, analysis and
documentation of interconnected HVAC ducting networks.
The emphasis is on maximising both design consistency and design productivity:
You can incorporate modifications into your design at any stage without fear of
invalidating any of your prior work, because data consistency-checking is an integral
part of the product. PDMS automatically manages drawing production, material take-off
reports, and so on, by reading all design data directly from a common set of databases,
to prevent errors from being introduced by transcribing information between different
disciplines.
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The applications let you check all aspects of your design as work progresses. This
includes on-line interdisciplinary clash detection, so the chances of errors and
inconsistencies reaching the final documented design are reduced to an exceptionally
low level.
The applications are controlled from a GUI. This means that all design, drawing and
reporting operations are initiated by selecting choices from menus, and by entering
data into on-screen forms. For ease of use, you can select most of the components you
require by picking them from a set of diagrammatic representations, and many
common actions are represented by pictorial icons.
The HVAC Designer application lets you build up and detail complex ducting networks
simply by selecting components from standard catalogues. By using standard default
settings, a conceptual layout can be created and analysed rapidly, leaving the design
details to a later post-approval stage.
The application provides facilities for creating rectangular, circular and oval crosssectional items. Individual design components can be selected from over 100
parametric catalogue items covering all likely requirements, including a range of
auxiliary items such as stiffening frames, access panels, splitter plates etc., all of which
will be accurately detailed in the design model. The catalogue also includes a range of
inline plant items such as centrifugal and axial fans, air handling units, silencers,
dampers etc., each ready for insertion into the design model in a single operation.
Accurate geometric representation of all design items ensures reliable clash checking
during the design process, leading to good space management and the early
elimination of positional errors.
Several design aids are incorporated, including a facility for creating horizontal grids
which can be used to position ceiling tiles. This can greatly aid the layout of building
services in an architectural environment. Also for systems, in either a plant or marine
environment, a facility exists for splitting the system design into logical sections to
assist design and manufacture.
HVAC elements may be named in accordance with a predefined set of rules, so that
their positions in the database hierarchy are always obvious without you having to
enter specific texts during the design process.
The applications user interface can be tailored readily to suit the level of experience of
any individual user. In particular, graphical illustrations of all catalogue items can be
displayed if required to simplify component selection and dimensioning.
You can carry out multi-disciplinary clash checks at any stage of the design, thus
avoiding spatial conflicts within the overall model which could be expensive to rectify at
the construction stage. This is particularly important where different features of the
design model are under the control of different designers.
At any stage of your work, you can create reports listing specified data from the current
database. You can specify a standard report template, so you can derive lists of
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commonly-required information very quickly, or you can design a one-off report format
to suit special needs. The resultant output, which can include data from any design
discipline, sorted in any way you require, can be either displayed on your screen or
sent to a file (for storage and/or for printing).
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Database Hierarchy
Although this guide is about the design of HVAC ducting networks, in practice you will
usually route your ductwork with reference to predefined design items such as the
framework, floors and ceilings of a structure. You will therefore learn how these other items
are defined in PDMS as well as learning how to route sequences of HVAC components and
ducting within them.
In this chapter, you will:
3.1
see how Viewing the Design and Manipulating the Displayed View.
The names used to identify database levels below Zone depend on the specific engineering
discipline for which the data is used. For HVAC design data, the lower administrative levels
(and their PDMS abbreviations) are:
HVAC (HVAC)
BRANCH (BRAN)
SPOOLS (HSLIST)
Each HVAC can represent any portion of the overall ducting network.
Each Branch within an HVAC represents a single sequence of components running
between two, and only two, points:
Branch Head
Branch Tail.
The data which defines the physical design of the individual HVAC components is held
below Branch level.
Each spool within an HVAC represents a collection of HVAC components combined
together to form a single entity.
To represent the parts of the structure within which you will route your ductwork, you use an
administrative level below Zone; Structure (STRU) level.
The physical design of each part of the structure is represented by a set of basic 3D shapes
known as Primitives, held below Structure level:
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During the design example, you will use rectangular BOX primitives for ducting, and
negative boxes, NBOX primitives, where HVAC ducting is to pass through the walls.
Together, these hierarchic levels give the following overall format:
3.1.1
element type
element connectivity.
Some attribute settings must be defined by you when you create a new element, others
will be defined automatically by PDMS.
When you are modifying a database (for example, when you are creating new
elements or changing the settings of their attributes), you can consider yourself to be
positioned at a specific point within the hierarchy. The element at this location is called
the current element (usually abbreviated to CE).
In many cases, commands which you give for modifying the attributes of an element
will assume that the changes are to be applied to the current element unless you
specify otherwise, so you must understand this concept and always be aware of your
current position in the database hierarchy. The Design Explorer displays this
information continuously.
The vertical link between two elements on adjacent levels of the database hierarchy is
defined as an owner-member relationship. The element on the upper level is the
owner of those elements directly linked below it. The lower level elements are
members of their owning element. Each element can have many members, but it can
have only one owner.
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You can navigate from any element to any other, thereby changing the current element,
by following the owner-member links up and down the hierarchy.
3.2
Logging In
This is the first step of the design example.
Design example begins:
1.
In the Login form give the name of the Project in which you want to work: enter SAM.
2.
3.
4.
Give the part of the project Multiple Database (MDB) you want to work in: enter HVAC.
5.
Give the name of the Module you wish to use: select Design.
Make sure that you leave the Read Only box unchecked, so that you can modify the
database as you work.
When you have entered all the necessary details, the form looks as shown:
Click OK.
When PDMS has loaded, your screen looks as shown:
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In the Design Explorer, expand the elements in the HVAC database, and navigate up
and down the hierarchy by clicking on the various elements. You can see that there is
already:
Note: If you or other users have accessed this database before, the list may also contain
other elements.
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specify which design elements you want to see and how you want them to be
represented
Having your design in a 3D View window also enables you to identify design items by simply
pointing to them rather than having to navigate to them in the Design Explorer,
3.4.1
8.
9.
To set an isometric view direction, position the cursor in the 3D View window and click
the right-hand mouse button to display the pop-up menu. Select Isometric>Iso 3 from
it.
10. If the graphical view background colour is not already black, select View>Settings>
Black Background from the 3D View menu.
3.4.2
12. Make sure that in the Design Explorer you have expanded HVACZONE to display the
structures below it.
13. Pick the HVACFLOOR Structure from the design element hierarchy, right-click the
mouse and select 3D View>Add from the popup menu. This adds HVACFLOOR to the
Draw List:
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Alternatively, you can hold down the right or left mouse-button and drag-and-drop the
element into the 3D View.
14. On the Draw List, click on the HVACFLOOR element. You can now use the controls in
the Draw List to set the colour from the popup palette. Make the floor black.
15. Now pick the HVACWALLS Structure from the design element hierarchy and add it to
the Draw List in the same way. Set the colour of the walls to aquamarine.
16. Use the same method to add:
HVACBEAMS in blue.
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17. Observe the effect of selecting different view directions from the Look and Isometric
menu options provided by the 3D View shortcut menu. Revert to Iso>3 when you have
finished.
3.4.3
The current manipulation mode is shown in the status line at the bottom of the 3D View
window, and is currently set to Rotate, as shown in the previous illustration.
To change the view manipulation mode, look at the Middle Button Drag options on the 3D
View shortcut menu. By pressing and holding down the middle mouse button with the
pointer within the 3D View, the view can manipulated in the selected way simply by moving
the mouse. The options of interest are Zoom Rectangle, Zoom In/Out, Pan and Rotate.
Alternatively, you can change the manipulation mode by pressing one of the function keys,
or by using the View Manipulation tool bar buttons, thus:
selects Zoom mode
F2 or
selects Pan mode
F3 or
selects Rotate mode
F5 or
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(Try these selection options and observe the effect on the Middle Button Drag shortcut
menu; a tick appears against the selected option).
You can also choose the view manipulation mode from the options on the View>Middle
Button>Drag menu.
Example continues:
18. Select
19. Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then
move the mouse slowly from side to side while watching the effect on the displayed
model.
The initial direction of movement determines how the view appears to rotate; starting
with a left or right movement causes the observers eye-point to move across the view.
20. Now release the mouse button, hold it down again and move the mouse away from you
and towards you; this time the observers eye-point appears to rotate up and down
around the model.
21. Repeat the rotation operations while holding down the Control key. Note that the word
Fast appears in the status line and that the rate of rotation is increased.
22. Repeat the rotation operations, but this time hold down the Shift key. Note that the
word Slow appears in the status line and that the rate of rotation is decreased.
For an alternative way of rotating the model, first press the F9 function key to display
horizontal and vertical sliders, and then try dragging the sliders to new positions along
the view borders. You can rotate the model in this way at any time, regardless of the
current manipulation mode.
23. Select
24. Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then
move the mouse slowly in all directions.
Note that it is the observers eye-point which follows the mouse movement (while the
viewing direction remains unchanged), so that the displayed model appears to move in
the opposite direction to the mouse; in effect, you move the mouse towards that part of
the view which you want to see.
25. Repeat the pan operations while holding down first the Control key (to increase the
panning speed) and then the Shift key (to decrease the panning speed).
26. Select
27. Position the cursor in the view area and hold down the middle mouse button, then
move the mouse slowly up and down.
Moving the mouse away from you (up) zooms in, effectively magnifying the view;
moving the mouse towards you (down) zooms out, effectively reducing the view. Note
that these operations work by changing the viewing angle (like changing the focal
length of a camera lens); they do not change the observers eye-point or the view
direction.
28. Repeat the zoom operations while holding down first the Control key and then the
Shift key.
29. Position the cursor at the top of one of the corner columns and click (do not hold down)
the middle mouse button. Notice how the view changes so that the picked point is now
at the centre of the view. Whenever you click the middle button, whatever the current
manipulation mode, you reset the centre of interest. Set the centre of interest to the
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grille in the front wall, then zoom in for a close-up view. You will find this a very useful
technique when making small adjustments to the design.
30. To restore the original view when you have finished, make sure that your current
element is HVACZONE and click on the Limits CE button,
View>Isometric>Iso 3.
and reselect
In the next chapter, you will install a simple HVAC ducting network into the structure model.
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more about how the design data is stored and accessed in PDMS;
how to route an HVAC network between the grilles in the structure walls;
4.1.1
physical shape
variables.
Each p-point is identified by a number of the format P0, P1, P2 and so on.
The principal inlet and outlet points are also identified as p-arrive (PA) and p-leave (PL) P1
is the same point as p-arrive, and P2 is the same point as p-leave.
4.1.2
HVAC Variables
The settings of all variables needed to distinguish a component from others with the same
geometry and p-point sets are defined by parameters. The values of these are defined to
suit the specific design requirements.
For example, how a rectangular three-way component (or branch connector) might be
represented in the PDMS catalogue is shown:
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P2
P0
(origin)
P3
(branch connection)
(P-leave or PL)
P1 (P-arrive or PA)
the two curved duct sections form the component geometry set
p-point, P3, enables you to control the direction of the branch connection arm when
you incorporate the component into your design.
The dimensions of the component, and other constructional details, are represented in the
catalogue by parameters whose values are set to suit the design requirements.
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specification for each HVAC branch, you will use the same specification throughout the
example.
To view the current detailing specification, you can call the Detailing Specification
Generator form from Utilities>Specification Generator.
4.3.2
the brief form, the default, uses drop-down lists to show the elements available for
selection when you are creating a design.
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the full form uses scrollable lists to show the elements available for selection, and also
offers more complex positioning options.
It is preferable to use the full form while you are learning about PDMS, so this guide uses
examples of the full form only.
Brief Form (default):
Full Form:
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Example continues:
32. Display the HVAC form by selecting Create>HVAC.
33. Display the HVAC Defaults settings form by selecting Settings>Ductwork Defaults.
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34. Select Style>Use Full Form from the HVAC Defaults form menu.
4.3.3
Set the Show Local Views check box. This displays a small 3D graphical view
showing the current component in its design context.
Set the Local Views Shade check box. This shows local views in colour-shaded
(as opposed to wireline) representation.
Set the Show Pixmaps check box. This automatically displays diagrams showing
component geometries to help you select items from the catalogue.
Set the Show Forms check box. This displays a create/modify form automatically
when you add a new component to the design, so that you can adjust the default
dimensions and/or orientation as required.
Leave the OK/Cancel Forms check box unset. This gives component create and
modify forms Apply and Dismiss buttons (instead of OK and Cancel buttons), so
that they remain available for repeated use until dismissed explicitly.
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4.4
4.4.1
41. In the displayed Create HVAC form, enter HTESTHVAC in the HVAC Name text box
and leave the Primary System text box set to No System.
42. Click OK to create the element.
4.4.2
main branch
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side branch.
These differ only in the way they are added to the design:
a main branch requires you to position and orientate its head explicitly
a side branch takes its head position and orientation from a branch connection point
(P3) on an existing three-way component.
Your first HVAC branch element will be a main branch element, the branch head.
Example continues:
43. In the HVAC form, with Categories still set to HVAC / Branches, select Main Branch
Element from Available Types.
44. In the displayed HVAC Main Branch Element form:
Set Head Direction to N (this is the direction looking along the ductwork run from
the head position towards the first component).
Your last selection, ID Design PPoint, enables you to specify the position of the
Branch Head by picking a p-point. You will pick the p-point at the centre of the hole
in the front wall of the structure.
45. Leave the HVAC Main Branch Element form as it is, and go to the 3D View.
46. In the 3D View tool bar, click
structure.
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47. Now go back to the HVAC Main Branch Element form, and click Apply.
You are prompted by the status bar to Identify design ppoint.
48. Position the cursor on the edge of the box representing the hole and press and hold
down the left-hand mouse button. The p-points appear as dots. Move the cursor around
the box, continuing to hold down the left-hand mouse button. Each time the cursor is
over a p-point, the p-point is identified in the status bar.
49. Locate p-point P5 in the centre of the southernmost face of the negative box
representing the hole in the wall, and release the mouse button over it.
50. Dismiss the HVAC Main Branch Element form.
You have now defined the branch head.
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radiused
bend
round
to
square
three-way connector
circular
silencer
Branch
tail
radiused
bend
radiused
bend
fire
damper
fire
damper
Example continues:
51. The first component required is a rectangular straight, to be aligned with the hole in the
southernmost wall:
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Straight will be
created here
Straight will be
moved to here
Note: The diagrams used throughout this example are for illustrative purposes only and are
not to scale.
52. In the HVAC form, select Rectangular from the Categories list.
53. In the displayed HVAC Rectangular Ductwork form, click on the Straight diagram in
the top left-hand corner of the palette.
Note: The full range of HVAC components palettes is given in HVAC Component Palettes.
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This displays the Rectangular Straight form which has data fields for all the
parameters needed to define the component. The initial data settings on component
definition forms are determined by a set of default values.
Note: Instead of selecting from the palette, it is also possible to display the Straight form
by selecting Straight from the Available Types list in the HVAC form. This method
will be used in preference for the remainder of the design example.
54. To see what the parameters mean in terms of the component geometry, click the
Picture button on the form. This displays the HVAC Component form containing a
dimensioned and annotated diagram showing how the component is defined in the
catalogue.
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Compare the data categories on the Straight form with the diagram, to see how these
are related.
Note: There is a full set of component geometry diagrams in HVAC Catalogue.
55. Close the HVAC Component form.
56. Click Apply on the Straight form to accept the default parameters, then click Dismiss.
The rectangular straight is created and positioned with its PA at the branch head, so
that it is inside the structure.
To move the straight to the required position, you need to move it south 5000mm and
down 96mm.
57. Go to the Position:- area on the HVAC form. In the text box next to the Move by
button, enter the required displacement; S5000D96.
58. The straight is moved as soon as you press Return to confirm the data.
59. You can check that the straight is in the correct position by selecting
Query>Position>Origin from the main menu bar. The position, shown in an HVAC
Command Output window, is:
E 3048mm S 5125mm U 3300mm.
60. To reposition the branch head so that it coincides with the PA of the straight, go to the
drop-down lists in the bottom row of the Connect:- area on the HVAC form:
Note: You could have positioned the branch head here when you first created it, but this
would have required you to calculate its coordinates explicitly. It is usually easier, as
here, to position a new item relative to an existing design point and then to move it
later.
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61. With the straight selected as the current element, it is possible to make modifications to
the component by clicking Modify CE on the HVAC form to display the Rectangular
Straight form in the Modify mode. This allows you to edit any or all of the parameter
settings as required. Dismiss the form without making any changes.
4.5.1
64. On the Rectangular Fire Damper form, name the component FD1. Leave all parameter
settings at their default values, and click Apply to create the fire damper, then click
Dismiss.
4.5.2
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Fire damper
moved to here
Fire damper
created here
Example continues:
65. In the Position:- area of the HVAC form, set Through to ID Element.
66. You are prompted to identify an element; pick any part of the southernmost wall.
The fire damper is moved northward along its axis until it lies in the plane of the wall,
and you are now no longer able to see the fire damper in the 3D View, because it is
hidden within the negative box that represents the hole through the wall.
The gap between the straight and the fire damper is filled automatically by a length of
implied ducting in the 3D View. Note that implied ducting is not shown as an element in
the Design Explorer.
67. Change the 3D View direction to Plan>North, so that your view appears similar to the
diagrams shown here.
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PL of
bend
N
SPLR 1 represents the set of air deflectors within the bend (created because a
square bend requires turning vanes).
The message you saw when creating this component was warning you to be careful when
you attempt to navigate to this component because the component itself comprises more
than one PDMS element.
If you navigate to the square bend simply by picking it with the cursor, you are almost certain
to select the element representing the outer ducting. The deflector set that also forms part of
the component, follows the bend in branch order (as you can see in the Design Explorer).
You must make sure that, if you wish to create a component to follow the bend in the branch
order, you must click on the element that represents the deflectors.
Branch members:
...
previous component
PL
...
To see the deflectors inside the bend, switch the 3D View temporarily to wireline mode
(press F8, to toggle between colour-shaded and wireline views).
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4.6
4.6.1
Radiused bend
4.6.2
Duct to pass
under beam
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4.6.3
4.6.4
New bend
here
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82. Position the bend in the plane of the northernmost wall (use Through : ID Element and
pick the wall or beam above it).
83. Move the bend South by 1500mm (use Move by : S1500).
4.6.5
85. Position the transformation piece in line with the first beam reached in the branchcreation direction, shown striped in the preceding diagram
86. Move the transformation piece 300mm East.
87. Back in the HVAC form:
88. On the HVAC form, click the Copy ID button. When prompted, pick the square-to-round
transformation that you want to copy.
89. On the Square to Round Transformation form, set the Flip Circ/Rect option to Yes.
This interchanges the PA and PL points reversing the components direction.
Your HVAC layout now looks as shown:
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Round to
square
Square
to round
Circular
silencer
4.6.6
91. Move the three-way component along the branch axis by setting Distance to 1500.
92. You can make sure that the gap is correct; navigate back to the round-to-square
transformation and select Query>Gap to next from the main menu bar.
93. Return to the square three-way component and create a Rectangular Radiused Bend
with default dimensions and Leave Direction East.
94. Align the bend with the hole in the easternmost wall using the Through : ID Element
option. Pick the edge of the box outline on this wall.
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Note: The current branch direction (the PL direction of the previous component) was
changed to South by the three-way item, so the bend moves south until it is aligned
with the picked element.
95. Create a second Rectangular Fire Damper, give it the name FD2, and position it
through the hole in the easternmost wall.
4.6.7
Select Tail from the HVAC Branch drop-down list in the Connect:- area at the foot
of the HVAC form.
square
to
round
radiused
bend
unconnected P3
ready to attach a
side branch
threeway
connector
1500
circular
silencer
Branch
tail
radiused
bend
vertical
offset
radiused
bend
fire
damper
fire
damper
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5.1
Grid/Tiling Utility
You begin by using some facilities for setting out a working grid and positioning ceiling tiles
within it, so that you can then use these tiles as references for positioning HVAC grilles.
With reference to your existing design model, the next part of the HVAC ducting network
which you are going to design will feed two ceiling grilles above the small room in the northeast corner of the structure. In order to position these grilles, you will use a facility which lets
you set out a horizontal grid and a ceiling tile layout based on a specified datum point.
There are three stages to tiling:
Specify a setting-out point (SOP) to represent the datum from which grid line
positions are to be calculated.
Create grid lines at specified intervals, referenced from the SOP, in a horizontal plane.
Example continues:
Note: If your screen is cluttered, you may wish to dock the HVAC form to one side of the
window and then unpin it.
98. Navigate to the zone which owns the design model, HVACZONE. The grid/tiles are
created below this hierarchic level.
99. From the main menu bar, select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Setting Out
Point. This displays the HVAC Grid Setting Out Point form:
Enter Setting Out Point Height: 2700 (the elevation of the ceiling in which you will
eventually position the grilles).
Click OK.
You are prompted to pick the SOP position using the cursor in a plan view.
You want to position the SOP at the exact centre of the rooms ceiling. Rather than
trying to pick this point precisely, you will pick a random point in the ceiling plane as
the SOP, and then move this point to the exact position required.
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101. To move this point to the centre of the room, select Position>Explicitly (AT) from the
main menu bar. Enter the coordinates E15000 N9000 U2700 on the Explicit Position
form.
The SOP appears in the 3D View as a small sphere, and is represented by a DISH
element in the PDMS hierarchy.
102. You next define a grid in the plane of the ceiling (a horizontal reference grid) through
the SOP datum, with the grid lines spaced out from the SOP in both directions.
Select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Grid from S.O.P.. This displays the HVAC
Layout Grid from SOP form.
Leave the East/West and North/South Grid Spacing separations set to the default of
600.
103. Click OK. You might be prompted to identify the SOP from which the grid line positions
are calculated (unless it is already the current element): if so, pick the SOP which you
have just created. You must now define the horizontal rectangular area which
represents the grid boundaries. You are prompted to pick first the south-west corner
and then the north-east corner in a plan view. Pick the corresponding corners of the
room (the intersections of the beams at these corners).
Since your room is 6000x6000mm, the 600mm grid line spacing gives you 10 grid
squares in each direction within the ceiling area.
Pick NE
corner
second
= S.O.P.
= Tiles to
be added
Pick SW
corner first
Note: If the room was not rectangular, you could build up an overall grid by using abutting
rectangles based on separate setting-out points. Also note that in reality the ceiling
grid will probably be modelled by another discipline using the latest PDMS
accommodation ceiling grid functionality. The same applies to any structure created
in the model, where the structure in a real model would be modelled not as primitives
but as walls, floors and steel sections etc.
To complete this part of the example, you create two tiles in the ceiling grid where you
want to install HVAC grilles (as shown by the shaded and striped grid squares in the
preceding diagram).
104. Select Utilities>HVAC Tiles/Grid Layout>Apply Tiles in Grid. This displays the
HVAC Apply Tiles in Grid form.
Leave the East/West and North/South Tile Width dimensions set to the default of
600. (They do not have to be the same size as the grid squares, but are usually so in
practice.)
105. Click OK.
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You are prompted to identify the SOP with the grid for to positioning the tiles. Even
though there is only one, pick the SOP to confirm your intentions.
You are now prompted to identify the locations at which you want to insert tiles.
106. Pick the grid squares marked
and
in the above diagram (the picked points
snap to the nearest half tile, so you dont need to be too precise). Then press the
Escape key to indicate that you have finished adding tiles.
5.2
P3
P3 of boot connector
P3
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You want the oval ducting to pass along the centreline of the ceiling, so position the
current component so that its outlet is aligned with the SOP datum at the ceilings
centre.
(using the Through : ID Element facility on the HVAC form):
111. In the HVAC form:
Set Branch Name to HTESTB1.1 (showing that it is a side branch of main branch
HTESTB1)
Leave Specification set to the current default (the same specification as the main
branch)
Because you are creating a side branch, it is assumed that you will connect its head
to a free P3 point on an existing component. Set the Connect Head to option
button to Branch Connector to show the type of component to which this connection
is made.
Click Apply. When prompted, pick the flat oval boot connector.
Note: You can pick any part of the component; the new branch head will always be
connected to its P3 point.)
113. Create a Flat Oval Straight as the first member of the new side branch. Set its Width
Direction to N.
You are now going to create two circular boot connectors from which to route outlets to
the two tile positions. You create these and position them before you create the second
straight to which they are connected, so that the boots can be positioned relative to the
tiles and the length of the straight can then be adjusted to suit the boot positions.
114. Make the oval straight as current element.
115. In the HVAC form:
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116. Move the boot so that it is aligned through the northernmost tile (shown as
diagrams).
in the
main
branch
straight
side
branch
oval
boot
PLs of both
circular boots
are here
700
N
tile
You can now replace the implied ducting between the circular boots with a straight
component. Because the boots are subcomponents, you must first navigate back to
the existing straight in this side branch.
118. Navigate back two positions (to STRT1 in HTESTB1.1) in the Design Explorer.
119. Create a second Flat Oval Straight, and use the Fit button to achieve the required
length between the PL of the first straight and the PL of each circular boot.
The calculated Length is 2525.
120. To complete this first side branch, add a cap to close the end of the last straight;
navigate to the last component of HTESTB1.1 in the Design Explorer (the
southernmost circular boot) and create a Flat Oval Cap End.
(Remember that the PL of this boot is as shown in the above diagram, and not within
the boot volume itself, so that the cap should be positioned correctly and appear in the
correct list order.)
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121. Connect the HVAC Branch Tail to the Last Member of the branch (the cap).
Your second side branch will run from the northernmost circular boot to a grille in the
adjacent tile.
122. Navigate to the first side branch (HTESTB1.1) and create a new side branch named
HTESTB1.1.1 with 50mm insulation thickness. Connect the head of the new side
branch to the circular boot connector.
123. Create a Circular Straight with Length set to 750.
124. To see what types of leave joint are available, click the Choose button next to the
Leajoint field. From the resulting Choose Joint form, select Male Socket & Spigot
Joint and click OK. The Leajoint field is updated to show MALE.
125. Create a Circular Internal Damper with default settings.
126. Create a Circular Flexible Bend with its Leave Direction set to D (down). Position the
bend so that it is aligned through the appropriate tile. (You will adjust the dimensions of
this bend later in the example.)
127. Use the HVAC form to create a circular to rectangular spigot box:
Circ Extension = 50
128. From the Inline Plant Equipment category, create a Rectangular Grille in line. Set the
parameters as follows:
Name = GRIL1
Grille Length = 50
A Extension = 0
You want the grille to fit within the tile volume, so from the Position:- At drop-down
list on the HVAC form, select the option ID Element and, when prompted, pick the
tile. The origin of the grille is positioned at the origin of the tile.
Note: At this stage the PL of the spigot box and the PA of the grille have become
misaligned, so you see a broken line between them rather than a length of implied
ducting.)
Having positioned the grille correctly, you will now go back along the current side
branch and adjust the other components to fit, starting with the spigot box, which you
will position directly on top of the grille.
129. Navigate to the spigot box (PLEN 1 in the Design Explorer).
130. Select Position:- At : Next from the HVAC form positioning options.
131. Navigate to the flexible bend and click the Modify CE button on the HVAC form so that
you can adjust the dimensions of the flexible bend so that it fits correctly between the
internal damper (at its PA) and the spigot box (at its PL).
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132. Click the Fit button on the Circular Flexible Bend form to recalculate the dimensions
necessary for a correct fit. (The calculated Arrive Extension becomes 120 and the
Leave Extension 225.)
133. Complete the definition of the side branch by connecting its tail to the grille.
Looking towards the west, the side branch HTESTB1.1.1 now looks like this:
134. Use the method given above to create a similar side branch, named HTESTB1.1.2,
from the second circular boot to a grille (GRIL2) positioned in the other tile. (Remember
to navigate up to the level of branch HTESTB1.1 first.)
The overall layout of the HVAC ducting in the vicinity of the room now looks like this
(the different shades in this diagram show the branch hierarchy):
fourth side branch will go here
side branch
/HTESTB1.1
side branch
/HTESTB1.1.1
main branch
/HTESTB.1
side
/HTESTB1.1.2
You can now complete the network by connecting an angled outlet grille to the side arm
of the square three-way component (top left in the preceding diagram). To do so, you
must create a fourth side branch.
135. Navigate to the three-way connector.
136. Create a side branch named HTESTB1.2 with insulation thickness 50mm. Set the
Connect Head to option button on the HVAC Side Branch form to Threeway Item and,
when prompted, pick the three-way component.
137. Create a Rectangular Radiused Bend.
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138. Because you want the bend to turn in the B direction (click the Picture button for
clarification), click the Transpose width/depth button. The Duct width AA becomes
500 and the Duct depth AB becomes 800.
139. Set the Angle to 135, the Inside Radius to 100, and the Leave Direction to D.
140. Create a Rectangular Radiused Splitter which fits inside the bend (it is a subcomponent
of the bend). Set the Splitter Radius to 200. If you are using a colour-shaded view,
switch to wireline mode (F8 key) to see the splitter.
141. Create a Rectangular Mesh End, using default settings, to complete the branch.
Connect the branch tail to the last member in the usual way.
This side branch now has the following configuration (looking towards the East):
135
radiused
bend
square
threeway
radiused
splitter
main branch
Head
Tail
mesh end
To complete the network, you insert two sets of air turning vanes into the square threeway component to control the air flows (similar to those which you saw in the square
bend).
142. Navigate to the square three-way component and switch to wireline view (if not already
set) so that you can see what happens next.
143. Create the first set of Rectangular Turning Vanes. Change the Duct Width AA to 500
and leave the other settings at their defaults. Note in particular that the Leave Throat is
150 and that the Direction towards leave option button is selected.
144. Create a second set of Rectangular Turning Vanes. This time set the Duct Width AA to
500, the Leave Throat to 650 and select the Direction opposite leave option button.
The result, and the significance of the settings used, are illustrated.
P3 of three-way
This completes the conceptual design of the basic HVAC network. In the next chapter you
look at some ways in which you can enhance this design further.
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6.1
exist
in
the
branch,
select
Utilities>Autofill
with
length
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148. Make sure you are still at HTESTB1, then select Utilities>Autofill with Straights>Fill
Gaps.
This displays the Autofill with Straights form.
149. Click Apply.
A list of all identified gaps, is again displayed as before, but this time the specified
straight lengths are created automatically to replace the implied ducting. Look at the
Design Explorer to see the new elements.
150. To make sure that the autofilling operation was carried out correctly, repeat the
appropriate previous steps to display the Highlight Implied Ductwork form.
The message No Gaps To Show confirms this. There is no need to dismiss the form
immediately because you still need to make sure that there are no gaps in any of the
four side branches.
151. To do so, navigate to each in turn, click the CE button at the top of the Highlight
Implied Ductwork form, then click the Apply button. In each case you should see the
No Gaps To Show message. (If not, go back and correct any errors in your design
before proceeding.)
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Example continues:
152. Add flanges to your ductwork in branch order, starting at the branch head; navigate to
the first straight in the main branch (the southernmost straight) to make it the current
element.
153. Use the HVAC form to calculate the number of stiffeners needed for this length of
ducting:
154. To create all five stiffening flanges, click the Apply the Spec Requirement button. The
flanges are created and positioned automatically.
155. Navigate to the next straight and stiffen it in the same way; this straight is shorter, and
requires only four flanges.
156. Proceeding along the branch, add stiffeners in turn to the:
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square bend
mitred offset
radiused bend.
The stiffening flanges are configured to suit each different component shape.
radiused bend
(2 stiffeners)
fire damper
second straight
(4 stiffeners)
first straight
(5 stiffeners)
Note: Different shading identifies individual components; heaviest lines show flanges
joining components together.
6.3
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Example continues:
157. To autonumber all HVAC items in your current design model, navigate to the owning
HVAC element, HTESTHVAC.
158. Select Utilities>Automatic Itemising from the main menu. This displays the HVAC
Itemising form:
6.4
Click Apply.
The HVAC Command Output window that is displayed, lists all HVAC items and
their allocated numbers.
When you compare the entries in this itemising list with those in the Design
Explorer, you can see that each item (except any inline component) is now named
in the Design Explorer using the specified prefix /HTEST/ITEM suffixed by the item
number. For example, the first two straights in the main branch, and their stiffening
flange subcomponents, appear as shown (the numbers like =15312/160 and so on
are internal database reference numbers, which you can ignore).
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Example continues:
159. To see the calculated surface area and weight of a particular component, navigate to
the first component in the HVAC design layout, a rectangular straight.
160. Select Utilities>Surface Area & Weight. The Surface Area & Weight (HVAC) form
displays:
161. Click the CE button to make the straight the current element, then click Apply.
All calculated results are listed in the HVAC Command Output window. The exact data
headings shown will depend on the type of element from which the results are derived.
6.5
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Example continues:
162. Select Create>Group to display the Group Creation form.
163. In the Group Creation form:
164. In the Group Modification form use the scrollable Members List, with its associated
Goto button, to navigate to that part of the hierarchy containing the bend group.
165. In the Members list select HTEST/ITEM3 and click Add. This action adds the bend
element to the Group Members list.
166. Continue adding elements using the same method until the required group of elements
is shown in the Group Members list.
Note: Elements can be removed from the Group Members list by selecting the element
and clicking Remove.
167. Select the bendGroup in the Members list to display the Attributes of bendGroup
form. The Description and Purpose fields are currently unpopulated.
168. At the bendGroup, select Utilities>Surface Area & Weight. With CE set to the Group
name in the Surface Area & Weight (HVAC) form, click Apply to calculate the total
weight of the ductwork items.
169. At the bendGroup, now select Utilities>Centre of Gravity. The Centre of Gravity
(HVAC) form displays with CE set to bendGroup.
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6.6
6.6.1
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Example continues:
The inlet joint for the damper is, in both cases, the leave joint for the straight that precedes
the damper.
171. To modify either one of these joints, navigate to the preceding straight.
172. On the HVAC form, click the Modify CE button. On the resulting Rectangular Straight
form (in Modify mode), click the Leajoint Choose button and, from the Choose Joint
(HVAC) form, select Raw Edge Joint, slip over 40mm. The leave joint field is now set to
RE40.
6.6.2
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from Select Size options, which show all panel sizes available in the catalogue,
select 400x350
click the Transpose width/depth button to give the required configuration (350 W x
400 H).
6.7
obstruction
volume
To reset the normal view, redisplay the Representation form and set Obstruction to
Off and click OK.
182. The holes through the walls, where the fire dampers are situated, may be shown either
as boxes (specially shaded to show that they represent negative boxes, holes) or as
true holes. So far you have used the shaded box representation so that you could pick
the holes graphically to identify them. To switch to a more realistic representation,
select Holes Drawn and click Apply.
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Look carefully at each hole in turn. You are now able to see the ducting and fire
dampers where they penetrate the walls.
Drawing Levels
Each component has a drawing level defined in the catalogue. Some of the drawing levels
available are shown here.
That completes the introduction to the basic HVAC routing operations. In the following parts
of the design example you will look at some ways of checking the design model and
outputting some design data derived from the database settings.
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how to output a design data report derived from the design model
Note: Most of these facilities are available from all Design applications, so you can readily
check and output data from any combination of design disciplines.
7.1
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Query>Position>Origin
Query>Position>Position PA
Query>Position>Position PL
Compare the results with the catalogue definitions for the corresponding components,
as illustrated in HVAC Catalogue.
7.2
Adjoining components have incorrectly ordered PA and PL points; for example, one
component may have been flipped while its neighbour was not
Example continues:
187. To check your design for data consistency errors, select Utilities>Data Consistency.
This displays the Data Consistency Check form. Use the default settings for all data
checking operations.
The error report can be sent either to your screen or to a file. You will view it on screen,
so select Output: Screen.
The Check list lets you specify how much of the design model you want to check in a
single operation. You will check each branch separately, so select Branch from the list.
188. Navigate to any component in the main branch HTESTB1 and click Apply to initiate the
data checking process.
The resulting diagnosis is shown in the scrollable text area at the bottom of the form.
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These two messages remind you that the head and tail of the branch have not been
explicitly terminated and are not connected to any external items. (Each branch end
would normally be connected to, say, an air handling unit or to some other ductwork in
an adjacent design zone.)
189. Repeat the check for each of the side branches in turn.
Note: For the purposes of this example, you can ignore any messages that may appear.
It is good practice to run a data consistency check whenever you have created or modified
any significant amount of the design, typically before you choose Design>Save Work.
7.3
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Example continues:
190. Select Utilities>Data Checker to display the Checker form.
191. In the Checker form:
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192. Click the Check button to display the Checker Results form. The form shows the
passed and failed items for the designated branch connector checks.
You can extend/change these functions using AVEVAs PML2 facilities, see the Plant Design
Software Customisation Reference Manual for a full description of PML2.
7.4
7.4.1
Obstruction Levels
All design primitives and all catalogue primitives have an obstruction attribute (OBST) which
defines the physical type of obstruction which the primitive represents:
7.4.2
A soft obstruction (OBST=1) represents a volume which is not solid but which needs to
be kept clear for access.
Any primitive with OBST=0 represents a freely accessible volume and is ignored for
clash checking purposes.
Extent of Clashing
As well as distinguishing between hard and soft clashing items, the checking utility
recognises three categories of clash between them, depending on how far the two primitives
intrude on each others allocated space. These categories are:
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A physical clash: the primitive volumes overlap by more than a specified amount. This
usually means that a definite interference exists.
A touch: the primitives either overlap by less than the amount needed to cause a clash
or are separated at their closest point by less than a specified distance. This may
simply mean that one item is resting upon another as intended, or it may indicate a
problem.
A clearance: the primitives are separated at their closest point by more than the
amount necessary to constitute a touch but less than a specified clearance distance.
This represents a near miss, which you may want to investigate.
These three classes are illustrated below for the clash specifications:
Touch limits:
Clearance limit:
8mm
If the items do not overlap but are separated by less than 2mm, a touch is reported
If the items are separated by more than 2mm but less than 8mm, a clearance is
reported
a physical clash
7.4.3
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194. Check all your HVAC components for clashes against the initial structure. The default
obstruction list (all elements in the current Design database) includes both structural
and HVAC items. To edit this, select Settings>Clasher>Obstruction>List. This
displays the Add/Remove Obstruction Items form. Remove all current entries (if any)
from the Obstruction List by selecting All from the Remove list and then clicking
Remove. Then Add the structural design data only (HVACFLOOR, HVACROOF,
HVACWALLS, HVACCOLS and HVACBEAMS). (To see these first click HVACZONE in
the left-hand list).
195. Navigate to the element holding all the HVAC design data which you want to check (/
HTESTHVAC) and select Utilities>Clashes. This displays the Clash Display form.
The left-hand side of this form controls the clash checking process; the right-hand side
consists of a 3D view in which you can look in detail at any clashes diagnosed. Select
Control>Check CE from the forms left-hand menu bar to run the clash checking
process and, when completed, study the Clash List which shows any clashes found.
In your case this should show one clash only, with the description
SH CLASH HTEST/ITEM21.1
This identifies a soft-hard (SH) clash between the obstruction volume associated with
the access panel and the adjacent wall. To see this properly in the forms 3D view, set
the graphics representation to show obstruction volumes and zoom in close to the
access panel. Notice how the clashing items are highlighted in shades of red (if they
are not, repeat the Check CE operation to regenerate the clash data).
196. To see more information about the clash, select Query>Clash>Detail from the Clash
Display forms menu bar. This displays the Clash Detail form as shown.
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Obstruction volume
for Access Panel
Location of clash
Adjacent Wall
Note: If the Auto Clash button (in the main menu bar) is in the on state (
), each new
element that you create is checked immediately for clashes as the design is built up.
This can slow down progress when you are adding many new elements, but is very
useful when you want to add a few new items to an existing design which has
already been checked for clashes.
7.5
7.5.1
generating a tabulated report showing the material required to build the design
creating an isometric plot showing the design layout and associated manufacturing
data.
Where the output is to appear (on the screen or in a file ready for printing).
The page layout, including number and positions of columns, column headings, and so
on.
Any headers and footers which are to appear at the top and bottom of each page.
The selection criteria which define which data settings are to be included in the report.
Once such a report has been designed, its specification can be saved for future use in the
form of a report template file. The ways in which you define how a given report is to be
generated and presented are beyond the scope of this example, but you will look at the
results of the process by using a pre-prepared template which outputs a material take-off list
showing the length of tube needed to build your design. (You will probably use your
companys standard templates for most reports anyway, in which case this is the method
you would normally use in practice.)
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Example continues:
197. Select Utilities>Reports>Run to initiate the reporting process. This displays the File
Browser listing all files in the current reporting directory (specified by your System
Administrator as part of the project setup procedure).
198. Navigate to the ...\REPORTS\TEMPLATES directory by clicking on it in the Subdirectories window. All files with a .tmp suffix are report templates.
199. Select hvac_list.tmp, which has been designed to produce a list of the principal
components (omitting subcomponents and branch connectors) in the HVAC design.
200. Click OK on the File Browser.
The Report Details form that appears requires you to specify:
what part of the database hierarchy is to be read when extracting the required types
of data.
Leave the Filename text box empty (this sends the report automatically to the
screen).
In the Hierarchy text box, enter HTESTHVAC (this lists the components for the
whole of the HVAC network).
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The report lists all principal components in the specified network (the whole of your HVAC
design model) in branch head-to-tail order. The type and key dimensions for each
component are tabulated as predefined by the template.
Note: Your report may differ from the example shown above. Your template has been
predefined by your template designer, who may have included other properties, or
sorted the sequence into a different order of priority.
7.5.2
7.5.3
DEPARTMENT
(DEPT)
LIBRARY
(LIBY)
REGISTRY
(REGI)
DRAWING
(DRWG)
SHEET
(SHEE)
LIBRARY
(LIBY)
VIEW
Note: In a real project, the administrative hierarchy would probably have been set up for
you already.
You set up your administrative hierarchy within the PDMS drawing module, PDMS DRAFT.
Example continues:
202. Switch from PDMS DESIGN to, PDMS DRAFT by selecting:
Design>Modules>Draft>Macro Files.
PDMS DRAFT application loads, and the screen changes to show the DRAFT General menu bar and an empty 2D view window, the Main Display (which is
analogous to the 3D View window in PDMS DESIGN):
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Select Create>Department.
Click OK.
This displays the Department Information form. Attributes set at Department level
are cascaded down to all lower levels.
Select A4 drawing sheet size (this sets Width and Height automatically).
Leave all pen definitions, hatch patterns and terminators at their default settings.
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Select Explicitly.
Click OK.
210. In the Create DRWG form now displayed, name the Drawing HVACDRWG and click
OK.
211. In the displayed Drawing Definition form, enter the Title: HVAC View. The Date and
Drawn By entries are derived automatically from your system log-in data.
212. Click Apply, then Dismiss.
Your drawing administration hierarchy is now complete.
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create a sheet
add to the draw list the part(s) of the design model you want to plot
set the drawing scale so that the plotted model representation fits sensibly into the area
available on the sheet
Example continues:
213. To create a sheet, select Create>Sheet>Explicitly, and OK the displayed Create
SHEET form.
The Main Display view shows the backing sheet specified earlier.
214. In the Sheet Definition form now displayed, all attribute settings have been cascaded
down from Department level. Click Apply, then Dismiss.
215. Detailed design data from the Design database is applied to the sheet in the form of
individually-defined Views, of which you require just one. To create your first, and only,
View select Create>View>User-defined and OK the resulting form.
A User-Defined View form is displayed, and a default rectangle is added to the Main
Display to show where the design data for this view is plotted.
216. To resize the default view area, select Frame>Size>Cursor from the User-Defined
View form menu.
Use the Point Construction Option form now displayed to identify the extremities
of the required area. Choose the 2D Cursor Hit method, and pick points just inside
the top-left and bottom-right corners of the drawing area within the backing sheet
layout.
218. From the User-defined View form menu, select Graphics>Drawlist. Go to the
Reference List Members list of the displayed Drawlist Management form, select
HTESTHVAC, and then click Add.
219. Again, back in the User-defined View form, click on Auto Scale. The scale is precisely
calculated and displayed in the adjacent text box.
220. Now modify this value to the nearest smaller standard scale, by clicking the Nearest
button.
221. The chosen standard scale is now displayed (for example 1/150). Click Apply to
implement the new scale calculation.
222. The final settings in the User-defined View form should look similar to that shown.
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Select the Update Design button and click Apply to plot the drawlist element(s) in the
Main Display at the chosen scale:
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This is as far as you go with this design example. The full range of 2D drafting facilities
available is extensive, allowing you to add dimensioning and labelling data derived directly
from the design model, and to add any other specific 2D annotation which you require.
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An HVAC assembly is a collection of connected HVAC components that can be copied and
placed into any part of the HVAC network.
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To create an Assembly Template, a new Assembly World and Assembly Area needs to
be created to store the Assembly Templates, which are organised in a structured way in
the database.
To create an Assembly World select the New World button to display the Create
Assembly World form.
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Name
Purpose
Description
To create an Assembly Area select the New Area button to display the Create Assembly
Area form. The form displayed is the same format as the Create Assembly World form.
After creation, an Assembly Worlds Name and Description can be modified or the
Assembly World can be deleted. Right click on the HVAC Assembly Manager form to
display the options available.
To create a New Assembly, select the components to be included into the assembly and
then click the New Assembly button. The form displayed is the same format as the Create
Assembly World form.
When the elements are created they are stored in the database as Application data, as seen
in the explorer.
To include Design elements into the Assembly Template, make a graphical selection and
select Copy Design.
A message is output Copy Complete At this stage the whole application data appears in
the explorer with an accompanying 3D view.
8.1.1
Assembly Rules
Its possible to set Rules on either the Assembly Template:
Form
Function
Primary Origin
Position
Orientation
The example shows that any Ppoint on the Assembly Template can be selected as the
origin of the template.
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Form
Function
Primary Origin
Note: An assembly can be modified as usual by using the standard HVAC modification
forms to fine tune the design.
8.1.2
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Select the required Template from the Assemblies pane and position it by clicking the
Create connected to element or Create at tube position buttons.
8.1.3
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Select the required HVAC Assembly from the Assemblies pane and click the Select as the
Splitting Assembly button. The HVAC Assembly is inserted at the split point.
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HVAC Splitting
HVAC systems are created as a series of branches and components along the full length of
the structure. When the HVAC route is well defined and stable, the HVAC Splitting utility
allows the user to split the HVAC system at either logical breaks based on topographical
features or at specific points along the HVAC route.
To display the Split HVAC form, in Design - HVAC Designer Application select
Modify>Split HVAC
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The Split HVAC form consists of three sections - Branches to Split, Details and Split
Branches and Move elements into.
9.1.1
Branches to Split
This section allows the user to define a list of HVAC branches to be split. It consists of a list
pane with a popup menu of options, a drop-down list of options and an Add button.
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The drop-down list has the following options to be selected in conjunction with the Add
button:
1. CE Adds to the list the HVAC branch element if the CE (Current Element) is an HVAC
branch, or adds the owning branch if the CE is an HVAC branch member, or adds all
the HVAC branches if the CE is an HVAC main element
2. List Adds all the HVAC branches from the active list
3. Graphical Pick Prompts the user to pick an HVAC element using graphical pick and
adds the owner branch to the list
4. Window Selection Allows the user to add HVAC branches from the elements
selected using Window selection in graphical window. Only HVAC branches in the
selection are added to the list. The user will have to first do the window selection and
then select this menu.
The list pane, as well as having similar options as the four above, has the following
additional options all available from a right click popup menu:
Remove Selected Removes selected elements from the list. Single or Multiple
selection is possible
Highlight Selection Toggle menu used to specify whether the selected branch in the
list needs to be highlighted or not. Default option is toggle ON. Highlight colour is
WHITE.
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Details
This section allows the user to define and modify a plane, at which to split the branches, and
create and position split markers.
Plane Size
The Plane Size text box is used to set/modify the size of the plane
The Define Plane using drop-down list has the following options in which a plane can be
created:
DB Planar Element PDMS Database element which can be translated into a plane,
e.g., panel.
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Explicitly - Allows the user to create a plane explicitly using graphical plane edit
form.
Modify Plane
The Modify Plane drop-down list has the following two options to modify a defined plane:
Definition The system prompts the user to pick the plane to be modified. When a
plane is picked the system displays the Modify Plane form for the user to the plane
definition.
Position Prompts the user to pick the plane to be modified and the new position of
the plane.
Insert
Two radio buttons allows the user to toggle between Create Marker and Select Assembly
options.
Create Marker
The Create Marker button creates the split markers at the intersection points between the
defined plane and the implied tubes of the HVAC branch elements that are added in the
Branches to Split list
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Reposition Marker
The Reposition Marker drop-down list has the following two options, Explicitly At... and
Relatively By... each displaying a standard Position form to reposition the created split
markers.
Select Assembly
The Select Assembly button displays the Select HVAC Assembly form, allowing the user
to select an assembly for insertion. The Selected Assembly name will be displayed on the
Split HVAC form.
9.1.3
This section allows the user to specify the hierarchy into which the split elements will be
placed. It consists of the following options:
1. Current HVAC Creates new branch for each split marker under the HVAC system
where the branch to be split is located.
2. New HVAC Creates a new HVAC system and a branch under it for each split marker.
3. Existing HVAC Creates new branch under the HVAC system specified in the
adjacent text. The existing HVAC system can be specified by typing the name in the
text box, or by navigating to the HVAC system and typing ce (case insensitive) in the
text box, or by copying and pasting the name of the HVAC system into the text box.
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UNDO/REDO
Changes made by any of the operations detailed can be undone or redone using the
standard undo and redo buttons in the tool bar.
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HVAC Spooling
The HVAC Spooling utility allows the user to split the HVAC design into logical sections
(spools) to facilitate component fabrication. Hence an HVAC Spool is a collection of HVAC
elements to be manufactured as a single entity.
10.1
When the Spool Manager is selected either a blank form will be displayed
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the populated form, select an HVAC element and click the label Set HVAC.
The populated form is displayed automatically when the current element is an HVAC
element when loading HVAC spooling.
HVAC Spool List Name
The name of the current HVAC is appended with -Spools as the suggested name. This can
be over written.
Auto Name
When the toggle is unchecked, spools will be named in sequence with the name given in the
HVAC Spool List Name text box.
When the toggle is checked, auto naming rules apply.
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Generate
Generates the spools and populates the HVAC Spool Manager form with a Spool list.
When the HVAC Spool list name has been entered in the text box, clicking the Generate
label displays a list of spools as shown below. Selecting a spool, e.g. Spools/HS3, in the list
highlights that particular spool in the accompanying graphical representation.
10.2
Delete Spools
Regenerate
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Verification Status
Failure Details
Results Summary
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UNDO/REDO
Changes made by any of the operations detailed can be undone or redone using the
standard undo and redo buttons in the tool bar.
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The HVAC design is split into HVAC spool pieces, consider the centre spool as highlighted
above.
In Draft-General, select Draft>Auto Drawing Production.
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and select:
Create>HVAC Sketches
The HVAC Sketches form is displayed in Draft - Automatic Drawing Production and
docked to the right-hand side of the window by default.
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11.1.1
Search Criteria
In the HVAC Sketches form, the search criteria are entered for the spool using any or all of
the following:
Production Status
Offers three options in a drop-down list:
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Sketch Status
Offers three options in a drop-down list:
Any - Matches all spools, both with and without HVAC sketches
Search
Click to action the search. The results obtained using the search criteria will be displayed in
the Search Results pane.
11.1.2
Search Results
Lists all the HVAC spool elements.
The list has four columns:
1. Name
2. Valid
3. Sketch
4. Drawn
The Search Results pane has a popup menu which can be accessed by right-clicking.
Any number of HVAC spools can be selected from the list for sketch creation. In the
example only Spool3 is selected.
Now it is necessary to select the template to be used for the sketch, a storage area for the
created sketch and a log file name. This is done by using the Sketch Creation Options part
at the bottom of the form.
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Sketch Template - This must be an existing DRWG element that can be used as a
template for the HVAC sketch drawings.
CE button - This top CE button (denoted DRWG) allows for quick capture of the
current drawing.
CE button - This bottom CE button (denoted REG1) allows for quick capture of the
current registry.
Log File - The system records progress of the creation process as text that can be
written to file. This field shows the file name the system will write to. The system
overwrites this file if it already exists.
Browse - Invokes a standard browse form to let you select a log file.
When the options have been entered, the sketches can be created and displayed by:
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Create Sketches - Actions the sketch creation, refreshing the Search Results pane to
show the spool sketch has been created and the date on which it was drawn.
Display - Displays the selected spool sketch and adds it to a working list of sheets for
display, although it is only possible to display one sheet at a time. The up and down
arrow icons can be used to navigate up and down the list.
A high-level 3D view of the spool can be displayed by selecting the popup menu 3D view
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Conclusion
This concludes this introduction to some of the ways in which PDMS and AVEVA
applications can help you in your HVAC design work. You should now have an insight into
the potential power of PDMS and sufficient confidence to explore some of the more
advanced options on your own.
For further technical details, refer to the sources of information listed in the appendix Other
Relevant Documentation.
If you have not already done so, you are strongly advised to attend one or more of the
specialised PDMS training courses, which will show you how to get the maximum benefits
from the product in your own working environment (see Further Training in the use of
PDMS).
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HVAC Database
The part of the Design database hierarchy which holds elements specific to HVAC design is
as follows:
AHU
BATT
BRCO
COWL
DAMP
FLEX
GASK
GRIL
HACC
HFAN
HSAD
IDAM
MESH
OFST
PLAT
PLEN
SILE
SKIR
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STRT
TAPE
THRE
TP
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This appendix gives an introduction to the way the HVAC catalogue is used in creating the
design model and lists the principal features of some standard catalogue components to
which you may want to refer when creating your design model. (For full details of the way in
which the catalogue is built up and used, see the AVEVA PDMS PARAGON Reference
Manual.)
B.1
A Geometry Set, which defines the overall physical shape of the item in terms of a set
of 3D basic shapes (known as primitives). A geometry set can include negative 3D
primitives to represent holes.
A Point Set, which defines a number of reference points and directions superimposed
on the geometric shape so that individual parts of that shape can be identified and
manipulated. These reference points, each of which represents a 1D point position, are
called p-points.
A range of catalogue components with similar overall geometry will all reference the
same geometry set and point set, so that the amount of data needed to represent all
possible items is kept to a minimum. The dimensions of the items are not fixed in the
catalogue but are expressed in terms of Design parameters. Values are allocated to
these parameterised dimensions when the item is used in a specific part of the design
model: they may either be set explicitly or derived from associated dimensions of other
design components to which the item is to be connected.
The following sections illustrate the components in each general category, showing the
details of their parameterised geometry.
B.2
HVAC Branches
Main Branch
Side Branch
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Rectangular Components
Straight
Taper
Square Bend
Radius Bend
Mitred Elbow
Crank Offset
Mitred Offset
Radius Offset
Radius Threeway
Square Threeway
Cap End
Material Connection
Weather Skirt
Stiffener
Access Panel
Mesh End
Test Holes
Radius Splitter
A Plane Splitter
B Plane Splitter
Deflectrol
Gasket
Turning Vanes
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Circular Components
Straight
Male Coupling
Taper
Mitred Offset
Mitred Elbow
Radius Bend
3 Segment Bend
4 Segment Bend
5 Segment Bend
Radius Threeway
Cap End
Material Connection
Flexible Tube
Flexible Bend
Roof Cowl
Stiffener
Access Panel
Saddle
Mesh End
Test Holes
Gasket
Breeches
Angled Breeches
Tee Piece
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Straight
Male Coupling
Taper
Cap End
A Plane Offset
B Plane Offset
Gasket
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Transformations
Square to Round
Oval A to Oval B
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Branch Connectors
Rectangular Boot
Rectangular Square
Rectangular Fish
Rectangular Angled
Rectangular Tapered
Circular Boot
Circular Square
Circular Fish
Circular Angled
Circular Conical
Circular Mitred
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Rectangular Silencer
Centrifugal Fan
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Rectangular Connection
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Types of Joint
The joints available for use on the HVAC components are listed below.
B.11.1
MALE or M
FEMA or F
FJ25
FJ303
FJ30
FJ40
FJ45
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FJ60
FJ608
FJ6550
FJ65
FJ70
FJ7550
FJ75
FJ8060
FJ80
FJ8010
FJ90
FJ10065
FJ10080
FJ100
FB253
FB254
FB304
FB305
FB354
FB405
FB505
FB606
FB6010
FB8010
FB8012
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CH7638
CH10251
CH12763
CH15276
RE
Raw edge
SF25
SF40
SF50
WELD or W
RE25
RE40
RE50
DM30
DM40
IDC
IDF
VM20
VM30
VM40
FLAT
User-defined Joints
It is possible for the user to define the joints for rectangular, circular and flat oval ductwork.
For further information see the HVAC Administrator Guide.
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Pre-defined Stiffeners
25
30
40
50
60
65
70
80
90
100
6550
7550
8060
10065
10080
253
254
304
305
354
405
505
606
6010
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8010
8012
303
608
801
7638
10251
12763
15276
User-defined Stiffeners
It is possible for the user to define the stiffener sizes and codes. For further information see
the HVAC Administrator Guide.
Property
Description
DESP[1]
DESC
Description (Word)
DESP[2]
AARR
Ductsize A of arrive
DESP[3]
BARR
Ductsize B of arrive
DESP[4]
ALEA
Ductsize A of leave
DESP[5]
BLEA
Ductsize B of leave
DESP[6]
LENG
Length
DESP[7]
BRLE
Branch length
DESP[8]
ANGL
Angle
DESP[9]
RADI
Radius
DESP[10
AOFF
A offset
DESP[11]
BOFF
B offset
DESP[12]
ATHR
Arrive throat
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Property
Description
DESP[13]
LTHR
Leave throat
DESP[14]
SEGS
No. of segments
DESP[15]
AEXT
Arrive extension
DESP[16]
ANOT
Arrive notch
DESP[17]
LEXT
Leave extension
DESP[18]
LNOT
Leave notch
DESP[19]
BEXT
Branch extension
DESP[20]
BNOT
Branch notch
DESP[21]
AJA
A of arrive joint
DESP[22]
AJB
B of arrive joint
DESP[23]
AJC
C of arrive joint
DESP[24]
LJA
A of leave joint
DESP[25]
LJB
B of leave joint
DESP[26]
LJC
C of leave joint
DESP[27]
BJA
A of branch joint
DESP[28]
BJB
B of branch joint
DESP[29]
BJC
C of branch joint
DESP[30]
FACE
DESP[31]
ITEM
Item Number
DESP[32]
MATL
Material
DESP[33]
GAUG
Gauge
DESP[34]
SEAM
DESP[35]
STOC
Stock number
DESP[36]
WKSF
DESP[37]
SPLI
Splitters
DESP[38]
SEAL
Sealant (Word)
DESP[39]
SWAG
DESP[40]
SHAP
DESP[41]
ABRA
Ductsize A of branch
DESP[42]
BBRA
Ductsize B of branch
DESP[43]
BRAD
Radius B
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Des. Param.
Property
Description
DESP[44]
ATRN
Airturns
DESP[45]
ATSI
Airturn size
DESP[46]
REXT
Rectangular extension
DESP[47]
CEXT
Circular extension
DESP[48]
FEXT
Oval extension
DESP[49]
CLHE
Centreline height
DESP[50]
STAT
Status
DESP[51]
MANU
Manufacturer (Word)
DESP[52]
TEXT
DESP[53]
NOTE
Note (Word)
DESP[54]
HEIG
Height
DESP[55]
WR
Width Right
DESP[56]
WL
Width Left
DESP[57]
BOTT
Bottom
DESP[58]
ARRJ
DESP[59]
LEAJ
DESP[60]
BJNT
DESP[61]
CRAD
Radius C
DESP[62]
DRAD
Radius D
DESP[63]
BANG
Angle B
DESP[64]
FJNT
DESP[65]
FVAL
DESP[66]
TYPE
DESP[67]
SUBT
DESP[68]
AVAL
DESP[69]
LVAL
DESP[70]
BVAL
DESP[71]
DESP[72]
Clash volume to PA
DESP[73]
Clash volume to PL
DESP[74]
Clash volume Y
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Property
Description
DESP[75]
Clash volume -Y
DESP[76]
Miscellaneous
DESP[77]
Miscellaneous
DESP[78]
AHOL
DESP[79]
LHOL
DESP[80]
BHOL
DESP[81]
ISRF
DESP[82]
ESRF
DESP[83]
TSRF
DESP[84]
KGMC
DESP[85]
SWEI
DESP[86]
FWEI
DESP[87]
TWEI
DESP[88]
DESP[89]
Surface Units
IWEI
Insulation weight
DESP[90]
Miscellaneous
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C:1
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C:2
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C:3
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C:4
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C:5
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C:6
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D.1
D.2
Introduction to Templates
Reporting
Introduces the database reporting utility available from within most AVEVA PDMS
applications, including the use of expressions to select relevant data.
D:1
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D.3
General Guides
The following guides are intended for use only by experienced PDMS users who want to
write their own applications:
D:2
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E:1
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E:2
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Index
CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
Clash
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Clash checking
checking process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
clash limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
extent of clash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5
obstruction levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5
obstruction list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Clash limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Clashing extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5
Clearance
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Copying existing components . . . . . . . 4:18
Current element
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
D
B
Branch
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
main and side branches . . . . . . . . . . 4:7
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:3
Branch Head
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
Branch head/tail
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:12
Branch Tail
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
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E
Element
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
G
Gaps between components
filling automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:3
Gaps between components:measuring 4:19,
6:1
Geometry set . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:1, 4:2, B:1
Grid for tiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:2
H
Hard obstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5
Holes:representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:11
HVAC designer application:loading . . . . 4:2
I
Implied ducting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:14
Insulation:querying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Isometric view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
Item details
querying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Item naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:5
Item numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:5
Item numbers
querying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Itemising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:5
N
Naming:automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:5
Numbering:automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:5
O
Obstruction levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:5
Obstruction list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Obstruction volume
representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:11
Owner
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
P
Panning view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:1
catalogue components . . . . . . . . . . . 4:1
Physical clash
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
Plotting facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:10
Point set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:2, B:1
Position:querying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:1
Primitive
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
geometry set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:1, 4:2
Primitive:geometry set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B:1
Project selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3
Joints
specifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:9
Reports
generating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:8
principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:8
templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:8
Representation
holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:11
obstruction volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:11
Rotating view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
Limits
setting for view . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5, 3:9
M
Member
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2
Module:definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1
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5:1
5:3
3:1
7:5
4:3
4:2
B:1
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Stiffeners
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:3
Structure
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
T
Tile:positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:2
Touch
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:6
V
View
3D/graphical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
centre of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:8
panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
View direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5
W
World
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
Z
Zone
definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1
Zooming view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7
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