Details of the Overview Areas of the Building Structure Levels
Information on the overview areas of the building structure levels in the radiator or cooling convector design (Project Overview, Overview: Building Part, Storey Overview + Quick Dimensioning, Overview of Apartment + Quick Dimensioning, Overview of Area + Quick Dimensioning).
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Upper Part of the Overview Area
| Element | Description |
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| Number | Shows the number of the building element selected in the building structure, the selected apartment or selected floor. |
| Name | Shows the project name, the name of the building part, the name of the apartment or the name of the storey. |
| Storey height | Shows the floor height when a floor is selected. The value of the storey height is used as default for room components, e.g. for walls. If you subsequently adjust the storey height, this will affect the general room data and the room components of all rooms. |
| Parapet | Shows the parapet height when a floor or an apartment is selected. The parapet height serves as a default value for the parapet height of the individual rooms and thus as a proposal for the height of the radiators or cooling convectors. |
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| Opens the dialog where you can edit the storey data or the details of an apartment. |
| Installation reduction dimension | Determines the value deducted from the window width to determine the maximum width of a radiator or cooling convector beneath a window. |
| Window Width | Shows the width of the windows. |
| Manufacturer and Model series | Shows the current radiator or cooling convector model. Click |
| Model options | Opens the Dimension Limits and Design Options to be Applied dialog, in which you specify the dimensions and design options for the radiators or cooling convectors to be designed. |
to open the list of all radiatorsA blue highlight in a line with a radiator or cooling convector shows that this radiator or cooling convector has already been added in a CAD drawing. A yellow highlight shows that the radiator or cooling convector is already plotted, but not in the drawing that has just been opened in the active CAD program. The yellow marking can also be a hint that the CAD connection has been interrupted. In this case, re-establish the CAD connection or open the correct drawing.
Table of the Overview Areas
In the table of overview areas, all rooms of the level selected in the building structure are displayed with their windows. This allows you to design radiators or cooling convectors only under certain windows of a room in addition to laying out all and individual rooms.
To design all the rooms listed and activated for the design, use the Lay Out All Rooms menu item, which is available both in the context menu of the column header of column A and in the context menu of the Reset Layout 
button on the toolbar. Click on the column header or the button to open the context menus. After dimensioning all rooms, you can adjust the dimensioning, for example by removing the check marks in column A (Dimensioning / Dimensioned) to delete individual radiators or cooling convectors under certain windows.
You can also redimension radiators or cooling convectors that have already been dimensioned in the overview areas. This means, for example, that windows that have already been excluded from the current dimensioning are not redimensioned. To do this, use the context menu item Redimension Existing Radiators or Redimension Existing Cooling Convectors of the Redimension button.
You can also add further rooms to your project in the overview areas. To do this, click on an empty row in the table and select one of the Room Templates stored in the Master Tables in the context menu that appears. Alternatively, you can use the F5 key to open the context menu.
Hide Windows without Radiators
Enabled: Only those windows are displayed, to which a radiator or cooling convector has been assigned.
Disabled: Both windows with and without radiator or cooling convectors are displayed.
The following table describes the radiator or cooling convector design parameters of the overview. Use the 
button on the right side of the dialog to control which parameters the table displays.
By clicking 
you have the possibility to copy the contents of the table with or without column heading and paste it into Excel.
If you have selected individual rows or cells, you can copy the selected data with the key combinations Ctrl+C (with column heading) or Ctrl+Shift+C (without column heading) and paste it into Excel, for example.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Dimensioning / Dimensioned You can use this column to control the dimensioning of radiators and cooling convectors. Clicking in the row of a room places radiators or cooling convectors under the outside windows of the room, provided a model is in the preselection and a target output is available for the room. If the room was previously deactivated for the dimensioning at room level, it is automatically activated when the check mark is set. Clicking in a row of a window displays radiators or cooling convectors under this window if a model is in the preselection. As soon as a radiator or cooling convector is located in a room, the row of the corresponding room is also selected. If you remove the check mark in the room row, all radiators or cooling convectors in the room are deleted. If you remove check marks from window rows, the radiators or cooling convectors assigned to the windows are deleted. Clicking on the column header opens a context menu which you can use to carry out the dimensiong for all rooms activated for the design or delete all radiators or cooling convectors designed. By right-clicking in the column, you can add further radiators or cooling convectors to the rooms and windows. |
| Pipe run no. | Pipe Run Number Specifies the pipe run or manifold to which a radiator or cooling convector is assigned. Enter the desired value to change the pipe run. Double-click or click |
| Location | Room Name Specifies the room name and the room number. The room number is comprised of the storey and room number according to the selected building structure. If you activated building sections and apartments, the column also shows the building section and apartment number. You can change the room name here. To change the room number, you have to switch to the general room data. |
| Width | Clear Room Width Shows the clear width of the room. The width of the room is taken over from the general room data. You can change the width here. |
| Length | Clear Room Length Shows the clear length of the room. The Length of the room is taken over from the general room data. You can change the Length here. |
| Area | Room Area Shows the Area of the room. The area is calculated from the product of the room width and the room length. |
| Phi-target | Target Capacity Room / Radiator, Target Capacity Room / Cooling Convector Displays the total required heat or cooling capacity of the room. The value comes either from the heat or cooling load calculation or, if no detailed load calculation has been carried out, from the Approx. Capacity per m^2 field in the Room Data dialog. If you have determined the heat or cooling load using the quick dimensioning Approx. Heat Load or Approx. Cooling Load, this value is used. For radiators and cooling convectors, the required radiator or cooling convectors output is displayed. If the same room is also equipped with a panel heating system, you can specify a reduced capacity for the dimensioning here. Double-clicking, pressing F8 or using |
| WW | Window Width Defines the window width. If window dimensions are available from the detailed heat or cooling load calculation, the maximum length of the radiator or cooling convector is proposed accordingly. The maximum length is calculated from the window width minus the installation reduction dimension. If no detailed heat or cooling load calculation is available and therefore no window areas have been entered, a window width can still be taken into account when dimensioning the radiators. To do this, enter the width in the Window Width input field at the top of the overviews. This value is 1000 mm by default. |
| RH | Radiator Height Shows the radiator height determined automatically during dimensioning. You can also determine the radiator height manually. The value will be displayed in bold and thus fixed. If you subsequently redimension the radiator or cooling convector, only the other dimensions within the design options will vary. This may result that the desired target capacity may not be reached. In this case, the Phi-Actual field, which shows the radiator or cooling convector capacity, is highlighted in color and a message is displayed in the log. |
| RL | Radiator Length Shows the radiator length determined automatically during dimensioning. You can also determine the radiator height manually. The value will be displayed in bold and thus fixed. If you subsequently redesign the radiator or cooling convector, only the other dimensions within the dimensioning options will vary. This may result that the desired target capacity may not be reached. In this case, the Phi-Actual field, which shows the radiator or cooling convector capacity, is highlighted in color and a message is displayed in the log. |
| RD | Radiator Depth Shows the radiator depth determined automatically during dimensioning. You can also determine the radiator depth manually. The value will be displayed in bold and thus fixed. If you subsequently redimension the radiator or cooling convector, only the other dimensions within the design options will vary. This may result that the desired target capacity may not be reached. In this case, the Phi-Actual field, which shows the radiator or cooling convector capacity, is highlighted in color and a message is displayed in the log. With a double-click, with the F8 key or via |
| Blower Level | Shows the blower level. Depending on the model, different blower speeds are available for convectors with blowers. You can restrict the blower levels for the dimensioning in the dimensioning options. With a higher blower level you achieve a higher heating capacity. However, the mass flow rate and noise level also increase. |
| BA | Dimensioned Operating Mode Determines, for models that can be used for heating and cooling, whether the dimensioning should be exclusively for heating or cooling, or only primarily for heating or cooling. If you select the Heating Prior or Cooling Prior setting, the system can also be used for cooling or heating, but the system will be optimized for heating or cooling. If you select the Only Heating or Only Cooling setting, the capacity will not be used to cover the cooling load or heat load. The valve settings are then optimized for the respective case. |
| Model name | Name Radiator Model, Name Cooling Convector Model Shows the dimensioned radiator or cooling convector model including type and dimensions. The specifications depend on the respective manufacturer data set and may therefore vary. If you have added other models to the preselection, you can use the If you set the radiator or cooling convector dimensions manually in the table, the new model series will try to find a radiator or cooling convector that is as close as possible to the dimensions. The current dimensioning options of the new model are taken into account. |
| Diff. temp. fix | Differential Temperature Fixed Switches between the global settings Differential temperature fix, heating/cooling output is calculated (check mark is set) and Heating/cooling output fix, differential temperature is calculated (check mark not set) for one or all radiators or cooling convectors. Clicking in a row changes the setting for this radiator or cooling convector only. A click in the column header switches the setting for all radiators or cooling convectors. |
| MA | Construction Dimensions Fixed Specifies that the dimensions of a radiator or cooling convector should be determined manually. The fields RH, RL and RD are then fixed and the values are displayed in bold. The radiator or cooling convector is then no longer taken into account during redimensioning. If you select a radiator or cooling convector in the Radiator Selection for a Target Capacity of (...) W or Cooling Convector Selection for a Target Capacity of (...) W dialog, which you can open via the ϕ-target W field, the checkmark for manual selection is set automatically. A click in the headline activates or deactivates the setting for all lines. |
| LC | Location of Connection Shows the location for connection of a radiator or cooling convector. Click Depending on whether this is a VDI or BDH model, a different dialog is opened. |
| Phi-actual | Calculated Output Shows the actual radiator or cooling convector output. |
| Diff. Temp. | Calculated Differential Temperature Shows the calculated differential temperature. |
| tr | Calculated Return Temperature Shows the calculated return water temperature. The return water temperature is variable at the radiator or cooling convector and is always determined depending on the desired capacity. This results in a mass flow rate which has to be adjusted via the control valve. For radiators, the calculated return water temperature is usually lower than the desired return water temperature (radiator has overcapacity). If the radiator capacity of the largest possible radiator according to the specifications for the construction height and window width is not sufficient for the desired heating load, the program tries to raise the return water temperature within practical limits. If you have selected the Differential temperature fixed, heating output is calculated option or, for cooling convectors, theDifferential temperature fixed, cooling output is calculated, the indicated return water temperature will be identical to that for the pipe run return water temperature. |
| m | Calculated Mass Flow Shows mass flow of a radiator or cooling convector. In the Radiator Preselection or Cooling Convector Preselection dialog, you can define a minimum and a maximum mass flow for a radiator or cooling convector. If this value is exceeded or underrun, the field is marked in color and an error message is displayed in the log. |
| Lp | Sound Pressure Level Shows the calculated sound pressure level when using fan convectors. |
| ! | Error Marking Indicates an error. |
to opens the dialog to select another pipe run, create a new pipe run or rename a pipe run.
button to select another model.