ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model
Online Event: ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model
Live Q&A Webinar: Tuesday, December 23rd at 8:00 AM PST or 4:00 PM PST
Cost: None! Must register to receive video links and connection info. Register here!
Description: AECOsim Building Designer is a single building information modeling (BIM) software application for multi-discipline teams. It enables architects, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers to design, analyze, construct, document, and visualize buildings of any size, form, and complexity. AECOsim Building Designer includes capabilities of former products: Bentley Architecture, Bentley Mechanical, Bentley Electrical, and Structural Modeler.
For our second ABD SIG topic, Creating the Mechanical Model, we will cover the essential aspects to using ABD to create the mechanical model.
To get maximum benefit from this Special Interest Group “flipped classroom” meeting, registrants will be assigned to watch some free videos introducing the different components of ABD. Questions can then be posted on Be Communities. The webinar itself will briefly go over the assigned videos, and then will answer any questions that have been posted or asked during the webinar.
To register for ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model, please visit the BentleyLEARN site: http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/GetLiveCourseOfferings?CourseId=111705&lpId=107221&FreeForAll=True
A question was asked in the morning session about changing the height and width of an AHU because in the DataGroup Instance dialog there's only a field for Total Length. There are two ways to place an AHU: One way is to use one of the standard AHU tools under the HVAC Equipment task. This way allows you to define the Total Length of the AHU and then it derives the other dimensions from the Cell that gets placed. You could open up the cell library that these cells exist in and edit the proportions of your cell there to adjust how tall or wide the AHU will be for a given length. The second way is to use the Place Content tool and choose AHU_Schematic for the Instance Data Type (icon that looks like a hierarchy tree) in the dialog. This will allow you to define all of the properties for that piece of equipment.
Steve,
There are 2 icons for Round AHUs - AHU1 and 2. Both place the same (or what appear to be the same) compound cell. What I would like to know is:
Can I change the default compound cell associated with those tools? (basically understand how those tools work, there is no name to the compound cell and therefore hard to figure out...)
If yes, I have imported via the RFA wizard a real AHU with a lot more detail like fans etc. Can this be used to replace the (pretty basic) default...