HVAC Network Editing Interface

 

 

The toolbars provide quick access to menu functions, selection of components and controllers to be placed on the system schematic, creation and editing of system of multiplexes, and access to system prototypes.

 

 

 

 

·     System schedules and setpoints

·     System parameters

·     Zones tabular edit view

·     Global system parameter assign

·     Room and zone-level sizing

·     System equipment and plant sizing

·     System loads, sizing, and ventilation reports

 

·     Move

·     Copy

·     Query item

·     Check network

·     Assign zones

·     Apache profiles

 

·     Delete

·     Enable/disable component tooltips

·     Show/hide link for all overlays

·     Show/hide overlays

·     Remove all overlays

·     Preferences

 

·     Add new loop

·     Edit selected loop

·     Copy selected loop

·     Remove selected loop

·     Open loop list dialog

 

The three buttons shown below are toggles that open the waterside canvas and dialogs when first clicked, and return to the airside view when un-clicked:

·        Hot water loops

·        Heat transfer loops

·        Chilled water loops

 

 

 

Figure 1 - 2 : There are three parallel waterside graphic views, as shown above with a range of possible options engaged. These are accessed via the three corresponding waterside loop toolbar buttons.

 

  Browser show/hide toolbar button.

 

 

The component browser provides a listing of all components in the current ApacheHVAC file. This can be used to locate and/or select a particular type of component or controller within a large or complex HVAC network. Selecting the component or controller within the browser causes it to be highlighted on the network in the model space. The browser can also be useful in determining how many of a particular component or controller type are present.

It is not necessary to hide the component browser for most HVAC system networks, as the speed of this has been significantly improved over earlier versions. When working on exceptionally large or complex HVAC networks, if the opening of component and controller dialogs does begin to slow noticeably, the component browser can be turned OFF by clicking the browser show/hide button on the toolbar. This will further increase the speed with which component and controller dialogs open.

 

The left mouse button is used for selecting and placing component and controllers. When placing these, the current selection persists until cancelled by clicking the right mouse button. The mouse scroll wheel can be used to zoom in and out of the systems view. The pan function accessed provided by moving the mouse while depressing the scroll wheel.

 

The combined keyboard and mouse actions described in the left column below can be used to complete the corresponding operations listed in all capital letters in the right column.

Drag                            MOVE

Ctrl + Drag                  COPY

Ctrl-C                          COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Ctrl-V                          PASTE FROM CLIPBOARD   (within current HVAC session)

 

Click & Drag               MOVE NODE (round sensor bulb or control lead end with arrowhead)

Shift + Drag                MOVE CONTROL BOX

 

Click on object or in blank cell              START NEW PATH

Click object after starting path             CONNECT or CREATE JUNCTION

Click bare end after starting path          CONNECT or CREATE JUNCTION  

Click bare end after starting path          CREATE CUSP or 90° BEND

Double-click in a blank cell                    TERMINATE CURRENT PATH (as bare end)

Ctrl-Z (up to 10 times)                          UNDO SECTION to PREVIOUS CUSP/OBJECT