How to use toggle auto-connect
- Lukas Heremans (Unlicensed)
Toggle auto-connect can be used in multiple ways to minimise your drawing time. We will explain the different ways it can be used on this page.
Drawing pipes
Auto-connect can be used to draw your pipes automatically. To use this, make sure to follow the following steps:
Step | Explanation | Example |
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1 | Go to the operations menu |  |
2 | Make sure auto-connect is on (all the way down in the operations menu) |  |
3 | Draw each node individually where you want to connect your pipes to |
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4 | Draw the BCs which you want to automatically connect to the rest of your circuit. |
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Drawing zones
Auto-connect can be used to draw your zones automatically. To use this, make sure to follow the following steps:
Step | Explanation | Example |
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1 | Go to the operations menu | |
2 | Make sure auto-connect is on (all the way down in the operations menu) |
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3 | Draw in your model with distribution circuits and end units |
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4 | Go to the zone library end click on ‘Draw zone (D)’. The pointer of your mouse will become a purple circle with the letters ‘ZQ’ next to it. |
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5 | Click on the end units which you want to be connected to a zone. The end unit is automatically connected to a zone with a connected modulating room controller. |
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6 | The end unit is automatically connected to a zone with a connected modulating room controller. |
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7 | You can now do this for all the end units which you want to be assigned to a zone and controller by a controller. |
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Drawing controllers on distribution circuits
Auto-connect can be used to draw your controllers automatically. To use this, make sure to follow the following steps:
Step | Explanation | Example |
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1 | Go to the operations menu | |
2 | Make sure auto-connect is on (all the way down in the operations menu) | |
3 | Draw in your model with distribution circuits and end units |
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4 | Go to the controller library and click on the PI controller. The pointer of your mouse will become a PI-controller. |
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5 | Click on the distribution circuits which you want to be controlled by a PI controller. |
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6 | The controller is automatically connected. |
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7 | You can now do this for all the distribution circuits which you want to be controlled by a PI-controller. |
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