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Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Modelling TM-1817
8 Completing the Design ........................................................................................................69

8.1 Filling Ductwork Gaps – A Worked Example ............................................................................... 69
Exercise 5 – Completing the Design – Filling Ductwork Gaps ................................................72
8.2 Adding Stiffening Flanges – A Worked Example ........................................................................ 73
Exercise 6 - Completing the Design – Adding Stiffening Flanges ..........................................74
8.3 Automatic Item Numbering and Naming – A Worked Example ................................................. 74
8.4 Finishing Off Design Details.......................................................................................................... 75
8.4.1 Modifying Joint Types – A Worked Example............................................................................. 75
Exercise 7 - Completing the Design – Modifying Joint Types .................................................78
8.4.2 Inserting an Access Panel – A Worked Example ...................................................................... 78
9 Hole Management ................................................................................................................81
9.1 Introduction to Hole Management................................................................................................. 81
9.1.1 Hole Element Storage ............................................................................................................... 81
9.1.2 Request and Approval Workflow ............................................................................................... 82
9.1.3 Non-penetration Managed Holes............................................................................................... 84
9.1.4 Use of the Hole Management Application ................................................................................. 85
9.2 Penetration Holes – A Worked Example....................................................................................... 85
9.2.1 Creating an HVAC Penetration.................................................................................................. 86
9.2.2 Managing Holes – Requesting a Hole ....................................................................................... 88
9.3 Approving Holes ............................................................................................................................. 92
9.4 Rejecting a Hole .............................................................................................................................. 94
9.4.1 Rejecting on Initial Review ........................................................................................................ 94
9.4.2 Rejecting after Approval ............................................................................................................ 94
9.5 Making a Hole Redundant .............................................................................................................. 96
Exercise 8 – Create HVAC Penetrations ...................................................................................97
10 Checking and Outputting Design Data ............................................................................99
10.1 Querying Data Settings .............................................................................................................. 99
10.1.1 Item Details.............................................................................................................................. 100
10.2 Checking for Design Data Inconsistencies ............................................................................ 100
10.3 Data Check Functions .............................................................................................................. 101
10.4 Mass Properties......................................................................................................................... 103
11 HVAC Spooling ...............................................................................................................105
11.1 Generating HVAC Spools using HVAC Spool Manager – A Worked Example ................... 105
11.2 HVAC Spool Verification – A Worked Example...................................................................... 106
11.3 Modifying an HVAC Spool – A Worked Example ................................................................... 107
11.5 HVAC Sketches ......................................................................................................................... 109
12 HVAC Equipment Nozzles ..............................................................................................111
12.1 Creating HVAC Nozzles on Equipment Elements – A Worked Example ............................. 111
Exercise 9 – Creating HVAC Equipment Nozzles ...................................................................114
Appendix A – HVAC Branch Components for SUPPLY_LEVEL02-001/01 ............................116
Appendix B – Detailed Drawing for HVAC Main Branch B01_LEVEL02_AC-RETURN.........118
Appendix C – Detailed Drawing for HVAC Main Branch B01_LEVEL02_AC-SUPPLY .........120
Appendix D - Alternative Positioning Forms ..........................................................................121
Move Form ............................................................................................................................................. 121
Distance Tab .......................................................................................................................................... 121
Drag Move Form .................................................................................................................................... 127
Appendix E – Three-way Component......................................................................................129
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CHAPTER 1
1 Introduction
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Designer is supplied as a module within the AVEVA
Everything3D™ (AVEVA E3D™) Model module. The HVAC application allows the user to design and detail
complex ducting networks within a full 3D environment, with the support of tools to produce a clash free
design.
1.1 Aim
In completing the HVAC Modelling course, participants will learn the basic functions required to design,
create and modify HVAC elements, and HVAC reporting.
1.2 Objectives
Through the completion of the training, the Trainee will have sufficient knowledge to complete the following
tasks:
 To have a clear understanding of the basic features of AVEVA E3D™ HVAC modelling.
 To create and manipulate HVAC administrative elements.
 To create a sequence of HVAC components.
 To modify existing HVAC components.
 To understand how to use the Grid/Tiling Utility.
 To be able to make Data Consistency checks.
 To discover how to Split HVAC elements and to generate HVAC spools.
 To be able create HVAC sketches.
1.3 Prerequisites
Trainees should have attended the AVEVA E3D Foundations course and be familiar with Microsoft
Windows.
1.4 Course Structure
Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises.
Each workstation will have a training project, populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees
to practice their methods, and complete the set exercises.
1.5 Using this guide
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document.
Menu pull downs and button click actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.
Information the user has to enter will be in bold red text.
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Where additional information is presented, or reference is made to other documentation the following
annotation will be used:
 Additional information
 Refer to other documentation
System prompts will be bold, italicised, and presented in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'.
Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font.
1.6 Training Setup
Login to AVEVA E3D Model module using the details provided by the Trainer, for example:
Project: Training
Username: A.HVACMAN
Password: A
MDB: A-HVAC
Click the Model button to load and display the default AVEVA E3D Model screen layout.
Select Setup from the Training group located on the Tools tab to display the Training Setup form.

The next component to be created is a Circular Radiused Bend.
From the HVAC form, select Circular from the Categories list and then select Radiused Bend from the
Available Types list to display the Radiused Bend form.
Set the Leave Direction to E.
Click the OK button to create the component.
On the HVAC form, enter 1150mm in the Distance textbox and

click the Distance button to reposition the bend.
The next component to be created is a Round to Square transformation.
From the HVAC form, select Transformations from the Categories list and then select Square to Round
from the Available Types list to display the Square to Round form.

Set the Duct width AA to 250mm, Duct width AB to 500mm, Flip

Circ/Rect to Yes and Length to 400mm.
The next component to be created is a 90 degree Square Bend.
From the HVAC form, select Rectangular from the Categories list and then select Square Bend from the
Available Types list to display the Square Bend form.
Set the Duct width AA to 500m and the Duct width AB to 250mm,
by using the Transpose Width/Depth button. Set the Duct width LA
to 500mm and Leave Direction to S.
Click the OK button to create the component. Changing to Wireline

view will show the created elbow and turning vane elements.

The Model Explorer shows the two new elements.
 BEND 3 represents the bend ducting.
 SPLR 1 represents the set of air deflectors within the bend

(created because a square bend requires turning vanes).
 When creating an element after the bend, user must ensure that the deflectors are the current element.
The two newly created elements will now be

repositioned individually. Navigate to BEND 3
in the hierarchy.
On the HVAC form, enter 300mm in the

Distance textbox and click the Distance
button to reposition the bend. Note that the
Splitter SPLR1 has not moved.
Now navigate to SPLR 1 in the hierarchy and

from the HVAC form, Select Connect HVAC
Branch Component to Previous. The splitter
has been moved to the correct position.

The next component to be created is a Rectangular Radiused

Offset which allows designers to offset a HVAC branch to
accommodate any design requirements or sometimes to avoid
clashes with existing plant items.
From the HVAC form, select Rectangular from the

Categories list and then select Radiused Offset from the
Available Types list to display the Rectangular Radiused
Offset form.
Using the Transpose Width/Depth button Set the Duct width

AA to 250mm, and the Duct width AB to 500mm. Set the
Duct width LA to 250mm, A offset to 200mm, Arrive Back
Rad to 350mm, Leave Back Rad to 350mm and Offset
Direction to D.
The HVAC network should now look as shown below.

Exercise 1 – Create HVAC Main Branch Components
1 Following on from the worked example, complete the HVAC main branch with all appropriate
components using the HVAC form. A list of all components with their respective details is as shown
below.
Component Attributes
Rectangular > Square Bend Duct Width AA – 500mm

Duct Width AB – 250mm
Duct Width LA – 500mm
Leave Direction – W
Position:- Move south by 4000mm

The Air Deflectors must also be repositioned.
Rectangular > Square Threeway (Standard Change Direction – N

Configuration)
Position:- Move West by 4750mm
Rectangular > Radiused Bend Leave Direction – W
Position – Move North by 3600mm
Rectangular > Radiused Bend Duct Width AA – 250mm

Duct Width AB – 500mm
Inside Radius – 125mm
Leave Direction – D
Position – Move West by 4100mm
Rectangular > Mesh End Position – No Change.
From the HVAC form Select Connect HVAC Branch Tail to Last Member to complete the HVAC main
branch route.
The HVAC network should look as shown below.


CHAPTER 5
5 Modifying HVAC Branch
It is usual for the user to build up the HVAC design by adding components sequentially, starting at the
branch head, and positioning and orientating each component as they proceed. The user can insert a
component into an existing sequence by navigating to the item immediately before the required location and
then creating the new component.
This allows users to insert new Inline Plant Equipment or Branch connecters along an existing branch.
5.1 Create Inline Plant Equipment – A Worked Example
The Inline Plant Equipment to be created is a Fire Damper which will be placed at the entry point of HVAC
into the building. Add FRMW /B01_LEVEL_03_FLOORS, located under STRU /BUILDING_01_LEVEL_03
under ZONE /BUILDING_B01 in the Model Explorer to 3D view. This will add the roof to the 3D view,
which will be used to position the Fire Damper.
Now, navigate to the first bend in the existing HVAC which is located just above the roof of the building.
From the HVAC form, select Inline Plant Equipment from the Categories list and then select CIRCULAR-
Fire Damper from the Available Types list to display the Circular Fire Damper form.
Set the FD Name(Ref) to FD1 and Curtain Direction to W.
On the HVAC form, select Position > Through ID Element

from the option list.
Now pick the roof of the building from the 3D view to reposition
the Fire Damper
5.2 Adding a Circular Section Silencer – A Worked Example
To include a circular section silencer in the rectangular, a transformation piece either side of the silencer is
required.
Remove the building roof from the 3D view. Navigate to splitter SPLR 2 in the Model Explorer.
From the HVAC form, select Transformations from the Categories list and then select Square to Round
from the Available Types list to display the Square to Round form.
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Set the Duct Diameter to 450mm.
On the HVAC form, move the newly created component by

425mm.
From the HVAC form, select Inline Plant Equipment from the Categories list and then select Circular
Silencer from the Available Types list to display the Circular Silencer form.
Set the Name to SIL1. Leave all other values as the default
values.

A second transformation piece will now be added to revert back to the rectangular ducting. However, instead
of specifying this from first principles, a copy will be created of the first transformation piece and reversed to
achieve the desired round to square result.
Ensure the silencer SIL1 is the current element. From the HVAC form, select the Copy ID button. The user
is then prompted to ‘Identify Element’. Select the previously created square to round transformation from
the 3D view. The Square to Round Transformation form will now be displayed.
Set the Flip Circ / Rectangle option

to Yes.
Click the Apply button to create the

component.
The HVAC system should look as shown below.

Exercise 2– Create HVAC Main Branch Components
1 Fire Dampers are required at each point the HVAC main branch penetrates through the building walls.
Using the previous worked example, navigate to the appropriate component in the hierarchy and create
suitable fire dampers for the given HVAC shape.
The complete result should look as follows:

6.4 The Grid/Tile Utility – A Worked Example
A new S.O.P and subsequently a grid will be created in the room marked in red below using the Grid/Tile
utility. This will be used later in the training to aid in creating and positioning side branches and their
components.
In the 3D view, remove ZONE BUILDING_B01, add STRU BUILDING_01_LEVEL_02, and remove FRMW
B01_LEVEL_02_CEILINGS. The view should look as shown below.
Navigate to the ZONE-HVAC-AREA02-B01 in the Model Explorer. Select Setting Out Point from the
Tiles/Grid Layout drop down menu within the Tools group on the HVAC tab to display the HVAC Grid
Setting Out Point form.
Set the S.O.P. Name to SOP1 and the S.O.P. Height to

106595mm.
Now set the view direction of the 3D view in a Plan view by

right clicking in the 3D view and selecting Plan > North.
Click the OK button.
A prompt is displayed stating ‘Use the 2D cursor to Position a Datum’. Rather than trying to pick this point
precisely, a random point in the ceiling plane will initially be selected. This point will then be moved to the
exact position required for the S.O.P.
Pick a point in the 3D view. The S.O.P should now be positioned and displayed in the 3D view.

To move this point to a precise location select Position Explicitly button from the Common group located
on both the Home and HVAC tab to display the Explicit Position form.
Set the position co-ordinates to:
West 310250mm
North 320400mm
Up 106595mm.
Click the Apply button and then click the Cancel button.
The S.O.P is displayed in the 3D graphical view as a small

sphere, and is represented by a DISH element in the Model
hierarchy.
Next a grid will be defined in the plane of the ceiling (a horizontal reference grid) through the S.O.P datum,
with the grid lines spaced out from the S.O.P in both directions.
In the Model Explorer under SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA02 remove FRMW B01_LEVEL_02_BEAMS.

Navigate back to the previously created SOP in the Model Explorer.
Select Grid from S.O.P from the Tiles/Grid Layout drop down menu within the Tools group on the HVAC
tab to display the HVAC Grid form.
Set both fields on the form to 600mm.
Click the OK button. Ensure the 3D view still in a Plan > North view
direction.
A prompt is displayed as ‘Identify Grid S.O.P.’, select the Setting Out Point SOP1 from within the 3D view.
A second prompt is displayed stating ‘Position the lower left grid extent’. Pick the intersection of the West
wall and the curved South wall.
A third prompt is displayed stating ‘Position the Upper Right Grid Extent’. Pick the intersection of the walls
in the diagonally opposite corner as shown in the detail below.

 If the SOP is not the current element a prompt will be displayed Identify the Grid S.O.P after clicking the
OK button on the HVAC Grid form. Identify the SOP in the graphical view before continuing.
 The positioning control toolbar is not active during the Grid Extent selection process. As such the user
must make a visual approximation of the intersection point. As the tile grid is set out from the centre of
the room the accuracy of the grid is maintained.
The grid should now be created and displayed in the 3D view and should look as shown below.
To complete this worked example, two gird tiles will be created in the ceiling grid where the HVAC grilles are
to be installed.

Select Apply Tiles in Grid from the Tiles/Grid Layout drop down menu within the Tools group on the
HVAC tab to display the HVAC Tiles form.
Set both fields on the form to 600mm.
A prompt is displayed ‘Position the tile centre point (2D cursor)’. Pick the grid squares shown in the
diagram below (the picked points snap to the nearest half tile) then press the Esc key on the key board to
complete the process.

From the HVAC form, select Inline Plant Equipment from the Categories list and then select Rectangular
Grille in Line from the Available Types list to display the In line Grille form.
Set the following values:
Unit Name: GRIL1

End Width: 400mm
End Depth: 400mm
Grille Length: 50mm
‘A’ Extension: 0mm
Width Direction: S.
The newly created grille will now be positioned through the tile.
Using the HVAC form, set the Position > Through to

ID Element and select the Tile from the 3D view.


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 To create and manipulate HVAC administrative elements.

 To create a sequence of HVAC components.

 To modify existing HVAC components.

 To understand how to use the Grid/Tiling Utility.

 To be able to make Data Consistency checks.

 To discover how to Split HVAC elements and to generate HVAC spools.

 To be able create HVAC sketches.

1.4 Course Structure

1.5 Using this guide

Information the user has to enter will be in bold red text.

 Refer to other documentation

Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font.

1.6 Training Setup

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The next component to be created is a Circular Radiused Bend.

Set the Leave Direction to E.

Click the OK button to create the component.

On the HVAC form, enter 1150mm in the Distance textbox and

The next component to be created is a Round to Square transformation.

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Set the Duct width AA to 250mm, Duct width AB to 500mm, Flip

Click the OK button to create the component.

The next component to be created is a 90 degree Square Bend.

Click the OK button to create the component. Changing to Wireline

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The Model Explorer shows the two new elements.

 BEND 3 represents the bend ducting.

 SPLR 1 represents the set of air deflectors within the bend

The two newly created elements will now be

On the HVAC form, enter 300mm in the

Now navigate to SPLR 1 in the hierarchy and

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The next component to be created is a Rectangular Radiused

From the HVAC form, select Rectangular from the

Using the Transpose Width/Depth button Set the Duct width

Click the OK button to create the component.

The HVAC network should now look as shown below.

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Exercise 1 – Create HVAC Main Branch Components

Rectangular > Square Bend Duct Width AA – 500mm

Position:- Move south by 4000mm

Rectangular > Square Threeway (Standard Change Direction – N

Rectangular > Radiused Bend Leave Direction – W

Position – Move North by 3600mm

Rectangular > Radiused Bend Duct Width AA – 250mm

Position – Move West by 4100mm

Rectangular > Mesh End Position – No Change.

The HVAC network should look as shown below.

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5 Modifying HVAC Branch

5.1 Create Inline Plant Equipment – A Worked Example

Set the FD Name(Ref) to FD1 and Curtain Direction to W.

Click the OK button to create the component.

On the HVAC form, select Position > Through ID Element

5.2 Adding a Circular Section Silencer – A Worked Example

Set the Duct Diameter to 450mm.

Click the OK button to create the component.

On the HVAC form, move the newly created component by

Click the OK button to create the component.

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