6
In AutoCAD MEP, import the BDH file to create the required radiator part types and sizes. See
on page 336.
NOTE
You only should import the BDH file if you intend to modify the radiators after they are placed
in the drawing.
7
In AutoCAD MEP, import the XML file created by SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop to place the
radiators in the drawing.
Adding Radiators Using Calculated Data
You can add radiators to a drawing using data from an XML file produced by a heating calculation program
such as SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop. The XML file contains an identifier for one or more of the spaces in
the model. Each space identifier in the file precedes a list of the radiators to be placed into the space.
NOTE
If the current drawing includes multiple copies of the same xref, the software operates only on the first
copy and ignores the other copies.
IMPORTANT
For each space in the file that matches a space in the drawing, the software processes the associated
radiator list depending on the selected layout method.
To add new radiators to a drawing using calculation data
1
In the piping woprkspace, click Insert tab
➤
Import panel
➤
Radiator
.
2
In the Import Radiators dialog, under Select file, browse to the XML file that contains the
imported calculation data, and open it.
3
For Layout method, select one of the following.
■
Automatic: Spaces
The software places the radiator by applying the positioning options to a window and its
wall.
The software adds a radiator beneath each window in the space. It matches the length of the
radiators in the list to the width of the windows in the space. If the list contains more radiators
than the number of windows currently in the space, the software zooms to that space and
prompts you to enter 2 points to place the additional radiators.
■
Manual: Two points
The positioning options apply to the line defined by the specified left and right points.
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