Appending drawings with radiant system loops

Product	InstalSystem 5
Type of article	FUNCTION AND TOOL
Source for translation	2022-08-30

Description

The component (floors and ceilings) can be appended with drawings of loops. Drawings generated automatically by the program are refreshed each time the project is recalculated. It is possible to modify or append them and loops can be drawn manually. Manual editing is recommended at the final stage of design.

Location in the program

• - automatic generation of loops can be enabled for all components by selecting the checkbox.
  

  

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• for component , when working in the / editing range, enables:
  • automatic generation of loops by selecting the checkbox; loop generation can be disabled here for a selected component when this checkbox is selected in ,
  • selection of pipe laying pattern.
    

    

    2. Pipe laying pattern

    
    
• The tool available in , when working in the / editing range, enables manual drawing of loops. Use of this tool is recommended with the mode and mode enabled (the grid has two levels - large and small dots).
  

  

  3.Loop drawings - Graphical editing

  
  

Example of use

Automatic generation of loop drawings

1. Enable in window or for selected components.
2. Calculate the project . Upon calculating the project, loop drawings will be generated automatically.
   
3. Change direction of loop arrangement (option).
   After selecting hotpoints of loop laying direction become available , and in the case of / a pointer is also available for indicating the side along which meandering is to be done. To display the effect of changing the loop laying direction and of indicating other side, the file must be recalculated.

1. Verify how the components are filled with component, in particular check that there are no empty spaces. It is possible to fill such areas with pipes at a spacing smaller than the one calculated/specified for the zone. The functioning of this mechanism can be verified for:
   • entire project - in the window on the - tab,

     

     4. Manner of drawing a loop for the entire project

     
     
   • the component, after selecting it, in the window, field .
     

     

     5. Manner of drawing a loop for the selected component

     
     

Manual editing of loop drawings

1. Disable generation of loop drawings for selected components .
   Attention! Clearing the option does not remove existing drawings of loops, it only freezes them in their current state and enables manual editing or deleting thereof. To completely remove loop drawings double left click the loop and select Delete selected components.
2. Enable the mode which helps in correcting or manual drawing of loops. Large grid nodes are arranged at a distance calculated/specified for the given surface, small grid nodes are arranged at the minimum distance allowable for the selected pipe laying pattern. Colours of grid nodes are repeated for the current pipe spacing, which facilitates drawing with the use of that spacing. The grid can be arranged parallel to selected edge of component by positioning on that edge the blue hot-point . It becomes available when component is selected.
3. Correct/draw manually selected segments of loop.
4. Contain the entire loop drawn within the and finish drawing at its border.
   
   
   

Manual editing may also be necessary in some design situations, when the automatically generated loop is incorrect. The most common flaws include:

• start and end of loop drawing cross over,
• inconsistent pipe spacing in the loop,
• asymmetrical arrangement of the loop drawing in adjacent components,
• incorrect drawings of pipe feed to loop connection points.

In each of these cases it is possible to manually fix the drawings as shown in the videos below.

Start and end of loop drawing cross over

Change the direction of drawing the loop or change the location of pipe feed connections.

Inconsistent pipe spacing in the loop

When the is filled incorrectly (e.g. when there are different pipe spacings within one loop or when adjacent surfaces are filled asymmetrically), do the following:

• Mark the in the of the
• Enable
• If necessary, adjust the size of the .

Incorrect drawings of pipe feed to loop connection points

Change the location of pipe feed connection points.

Incorrect generation of pipe spacing

Change of pipe spacing.

Manual editing of loop drawings in dry systems with guide plates

In the case of dry floor systems with arranged components from a catalogue, the role of the grid used for controlling proper routing of the loop is taken on by characteristic points of the plates. For more information, see: Inserting plates in dry floor heating system.

In order to generate loop drawings the following settings must be made in the window:

• On the tab enable the option and select in the field.
• (Optionally) On the tab enable the option. For more information, see: How to include the drawing loop length in the calculations?.

After the project is calculated the routing of the pipes in relation to the grooves in the components should be verified. If necessary, edit manually the generated loops following these guidelines:

• Change the side along which meandering is to be effected and change the direction of loop arrangement. For more information, see: Automatic generation of loop drawings.
• Disable and manually change the arrangement of division lines.
• Disable in the window for selected components and manually change/append the loop drawings:
  • Enable the mode to display the characteristic points of dry system plates.
  • Adjust the position of the loop (of its individual segments or many segments marked as a group) in relation to the characteristic points and grooves in plates. When the and modes are enabled, the moved loop segments will snap to the characteristic points of dry system plates.
  • If necessary, manually draw loop segments using the component from the bar in section for the enabled scope.
    

Attention! In order to verify the effects of the changes made it is necessary to recalculate the project file.

Additional information

• has its place in the tree. In order to improve the legibility of loop printouts, the following settings can be checked in :
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• Loop drawings are not mandatory and they do not have to be complete if the option has not been selected.
• In the case of virtual connections, automatically generated loops originate from arbitrary points indicated by the program. After pipe feeds are drawn, the starting points of loops are automatically relocated. The loop drawings can also be automatically modified due to the routes of pipe feeds to other areas/rooms being taken into account.
  
• can be changed for the entire project on the tab or for a single .

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