LINEAR Solutions 26 for AutoCAD

Laying out Ventilation Components

Shows step-by-step how to lay out ventilation components for your project.

Before you begin

You want to lay out the ventilation components for the rooms in the project.

Requirements:

  • You have assigned a ventilation concept to the ventilation zones.

  • You have selected a manufacturer and a suitable preset.

Navigate to

Module Overview ➤ Domestic Ventilation ➤ Project, Building Section, Storey or Apartment Level (Building Structure) ➤ Room List

Domestic ventilation Room list Linear Building

Procedure

  1. Click on Lay out all rooms!.

    The dialog Central Unit Selection for Building/Ventilation Zone opens. If you have activated the option One Ventilation Unit for the Entire Project in the General Settings dialog, select a central unit for the entire project here. If this option is disabled, select the central device for the first ventilation zone.

  2. Select a ventilation unit from the Central Unit drop-down list that matches the total target volume flow determined.
  3. In the area Operation / Control, specify which control components to use for the selected ventilation unit.
  4. Click on Set Outdoor Air/Exhaust Air.
  5. Make the necessary settings for outside air and exhaust air in the subsequent dialog. Close the dialog with the settings for outside air and exhaust air by clicking OK.
  6. If you want to perform the layout per ventilation zone and assign identical settings to all ventilation units, select the option Apply selection to all subsequent ventilation units.
    Note: If you perform the layout per ventilation zone and select the option Apply selection to all subsequent ventilation units is disabled, the dialog for selecting the ventilation unit for the next ventilation zone appears again after clicking OK.
  7. Close the dialog with a click on OK.
    Note:

    You can undo the layout using Options... ➤ Undo Layout. LINEAR Building The program then removes all devices and materials that have already been laid out and resets the settings to the original state.

Results

The ventilation system is designed according to the requirements from the ventilation concept with the settings made. The air volume plan gives you an overview of the ventilation system and you can make further settings.