Change HVAC Style Options

• Some windows of the HVAC work area can be customized, from the HVAC Defaults window, select Style > Style options.

  The HVAC Form Style window is displayed.

  Note: None of these style options can be seen until tasks are being performed, see HVAC Window and Create / Modify HVAC Components.

  

  All the available style options to customize the HVAC work area are available from the HVAC Form Style window:

Show Local Views

1. Select the Show Local Views checkbox to continuously display a 3D graphical view of the current component next to the Create/Modify window.

2. Deselect the Show Local Views checkbox to remove the 3D graphical view.

   

Local Views Shade

You can change the appearance of the component in the Local View from a shaded view to a wire line view by selecting or deselecting the Local Views Shade checkbox. Selecting the checkbox will display a shaded view and deselecting will display a wire line view.

Note: The Show Local Views checkbox must be selected for either option to display.

OK/Cancel Forms

The OK/Cancel Forms checkbox allows you to change the OK and Cancel functions to Apply and Dismiss on the Create/Modify windows.

3. To display the OK and Cancel buttons, check the OK/Cancel Forms checkbox.

   Selecting this option will close the Create/Modify window when OK is selected allowing you to only create or modify a single component.

4. To display the Apply and Dismiss functions, deselect the OK/Cancel Forms checkbox.

   Selecting this option will not close the Create/Modify window when Apply is clicked allowing you to create or modify multiple instances of the same component.

Show Pixmaps

You can choose to display a pictorial representation of the Available Types of components available when a selection is made in the Categories field on the HVAC Window.

5. To display a pictorial representation select the Show Pixmaps checkbox. For more information on the which representations are available, see Component Palettes.

6. To remove the pictorial representations deselect the Show Pixmaps checkbox.

Show Forms

You can choose whether or not to display the Create/Modify windows by selecting or deselecting the Show Forms checkbox.

7. Selecting the Show Forms checkbox displays the Create/Modify windows automatically with the addition of a new component allowing the user to change the default detailing specifications.

8. Deselecting the Show Forms checkbox prevents the Create/Modify windows automatically displaying with the addition of a new component.

   Using this option allows you to connect components immediately using the default detailing specifications.

9. The user can modify any added component by selecting the component and selecting Modify CE on the HVAC Window.