System Hierarchy

In addition to viewing design elements using the standard database hierarchy, they can also be viewed by System.

Note:
The alternative viewing mode applies to all disciplines, but this section describes the HVAC discipline only. The functionality is the same for the other disciplines.

An HVAC design that has been created in the standard database hierarchy of SITE/ZONE/HVAC using the standard HVAC application, can alternatively be organised and viewed as a System, such as SYSTEM/HVAC. The alternative view is an automatic grouping of the HVAC data, controlled by the SYSTEM attribute setting of the HVAC elements.

Viewing the HVAC data by System has the advantage of immediate access to all the HVAC branches that are part of this system. The branches can actually be stored in different databases or even in different SITES and ZONES, but the functionality allows immediate grouping of elements that can be operated on by commands for clash checking, HVAC data checking and Add to 3D View.