Create HVAC Sketches

HVAC spool data from the Design module, can be used to create HVAC sketches automatically in Automatic Drawing Production application from the Draft module.

The sketches include a dimensioned, scaled drawings of an HVAC spool with details of the spool and assembly data.

The layout of the sketch and associated sheets can be chosen from a database and the location of where the sketches can be stored can be defined in the system hierarchy. To customize the layout, refer to the System Administrator.

1. From the main menu bar, select Design > Modules > Draft > Macro Files to launch the Draft module.

2. When Draft has loaded select Draft > Auto Drawing Production to open the Automatic  Drawing Production application.

   Note: If you have previously entered the Automatic Drawing Production applicable, entering the Draft module again will automatically load the Automatic Drawing Production application.

3. The Design Explorer must be displayed to select the required spool, if the Design Explorer is not displayed, select Display > Explorers > Design Explorer from the main menu bar.

4. The HVAC Spool data to create a sketch must now be selected. To display the HVAC Sketches window, select Create > HVAC Sketches from the main menu bar.

   The HVAC Sketches window contains all the options to search for HVAC spool data. You can use any or all of the options.

   

5. Enter the name of the design element into the Design Element to search under field by selecting the element HVAC in the Design Explorer and selecting CE on the HVAC sketches window.

   The selected CE must be a valid element or an error message will be displayed.

   

   After the Design Element to search under field has been populated, the search criteria for the HVAC Spool data can be customized to search for All or part of the spool name, Production Status and the Sketch Status. You can populate any of the three fields or all of the three fields.

   

   All or part of the spool name	You can enter either the complete spool name or part of the spool name.
   Production Status	You can select from the pull-down, one of three options. Any - Matches all spools, both validated and not validated. Valid - Matches only spools valid for production. Not Valid - Matches only spools not valid for production
   Sketch Status	You can select from the pull-down, one of three options. Any - Matches all spools, both with and without HVAC sketches. Created - Matches only spools with HVAC sketches. Not Created - Matches only spools without HVAC sketches.

6. After selecting Search the results are displayed in the Search Results window.

   

   The Search Results are displayed in the following format:

   The Name column displays the name of the HVAC Spool, the Valid column shows if the spool has been validated or not by displaying true for validated spool and false for not validated spool. The Sketch column shows if a sketch has been created or not by displaying the name of the resulting file for created and FALSE for Not Created. If the sketch has been created, the date the sketch is created is displayed in the Drawn column.

   A pop-up menu is accessed by right-clicking in the Search Results pane with the four available options:

   Select All	Selects all the spools in the Search Results list.
   Clear Selection	Deselects all the spools in the Search Results list.
   Print Sketch	Opens a print dialog which allows the user to print selected spool sketches. Note: Only valid if a spool sketch has been created.
   Delete Sketch	Deletes all selected spool sketches. Note: Only valid if a spool sketch has been created.

7. To create the HVAC sketches, select within the Search Results to identify which HVAC Spools are to be created.

8. You must define the template to be used for the sketch, a storage area for the created sketch and a log filename by using the Sketch Creation Options on the HVAC Sketches window:

   The Sketch Template must be an existing DRWG or DRTMPL element that can used for the sketch.

   Note: If the selected element is not an existing DRWG element then an error message is displayed.

9. Select the required DRWG element in the Draft Explorer, then select CE. The name of the element is displayed in the Sketch Template field.

10. To choose the Registry for the storage of the created HVAC sketches, select the registry element from the Draft Explorer, then select CE.

    Note: If the selected element is not an existing REGI element then an error message is displayed.

    

    The name of the registry element is displayed in the Create Sketches in Registry field.

    The Log file contains a record of the sketch creation, displayed as text and is overwritten if it already exists. The Log File field displays file location.

11. To change the file location, select Browse and navigate to the required location to save the Log File.

12. When all of the Sketch Creation Options have been defined the sketch can be created by selecting Create Sketches.

    The results displayed in Search Results are refreshed to show the spool sketch has been created and the date it was drawn.

    

13. Select Display to view the spool sketch and add it to a working list of sheets for display. Only one sheet can be displayed at a time.

14. To view other sheets in the working list, navigate using the up and down arrows next to Display.