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Product	InstalSmart
Type of article	DESIGNING LESSON
Source for translation	2024-09-09

Scope of lesson

This article presents the basic path for quick and easy design of underfloor heating installations. Projects, created in InstalSmart application, can be continued in InstalSystem application. In turn, opening of projects, created in InstalSystem application, is blocked, and the corresponding message is appeared.

Modules and program configuration

InstalSmart with the modules:
- Base module
- Radiant systems

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Steps to perform

Preparing the working environment

Gaining access to the application

Download the program installation file from our website: Installation files.

Installation, activation, updating

Install the program via "Install" button.

To activate the free neutral version of the program use the multi-activation license number SM-ISFEN-2432-001-YA.

Creating the project file

Create the project using the New project function.

Working with the project

Editing the general project data

Climatic data

Identify the location of the object to obtain the External temperature, design.
4.Climatic data.

Storeys management

Create the required number of storeys;
Specify Symbol and Description for each Storey;
Fill in the sections Position and Sizes.
5.Storeys management.

Room data

Choose the Method of calculating Φ - Calculated acc. to coefficient or User specified;
(optionally) Adjust the Heat loss index Φ_surf,H.
6.Room data.

Thermal systems / Sources

Select the method of determining the supply temperature:

Optimized by the program in accordance with min. investment costs or heat output and press. drop;
Impose supply temperature manually.
7.Thermal systems / Sources.

Thermal systems / Radiant systems

Floor systems:
- Specify Structural parameters;
- Specify Operating parameters.
  8.Thermal systems / Radiant systems / Floor systems.

Note: InstalSmart application does not offer the following options:

the option of generating loops, so there is no ability to set the Pipe laying pattern and to Generate loops drawings;
the option of inserting the Peripheral zone (PZ), so the adjustment of Available spacing in PZ is impossible;
the option to set the H/C Area spacing from wall;
the option pipe-feeds routing, so there is no possibility to specify the settings for the Pipe feeds arrangement;
the option of automatically indicating of the Default value θ_os,H (Temperature on the opposite side during heating period), so this value can be only User specified.
Manifolds, fittings and control:
- Specify parameters for the Manifold;
- Specify parameters for the Circuit control system.
  9.Thermal systems / Radiant systems / Manifolds, fittings and control.

Editing the installation and its data

Editing the installation structure

Insert sanitary appliances, if these were not included in the file, e.g. from a previously completed design of water supply system For more information, see: Editing sanitary installation.
Insert Stack elements and complete their essential data in the Data table window:
- Depending on the purpose of the Stack element, declare the proper type in the Pipe-run types field. Define additional parameters for double stacks (Sanitary drainage + Ventilation conduit): Pipes axes distance, Automatic creation of parallel ventilation checkbox selection.
- In the Element on top of stack field, define the way in which the pipe-run at the last storey for the Stack element finishes:
  - For the waste stack, it is necessary to choose the vent element (e.g. Vent pipe), leaving the None option selected means that a vent manifold should be added in future,
  - The vent Stack should be ended with a vent element, or it should be connected to the drainage stack.
- In the Position section, declare the range of storeys of the Stack.
- Perform the necessary steps to create Stack element with a deviation (different XY coordinates on diferrent storeys). For more information, see: Creating Drainage stacks with deviation.
In many cases of bypass ventilation the internal structure of stacks should be changed. This is achieved by modifying stack data: types of pipes inside, declaration of elements on the top, declaration of internal connections, etc. The type of the stack is indicated in the Data table.
5. Pipe-run types.

All necessary points should be specified. Some geometrical data (distances between internal connections) have default values, but these may not fit all cases and often require manual correction after observing the 3D model.
For theStack elements with bypass ventilation (with selected checkbox Automatic creation of parallel ventilation in the Data table element window), verify and, if needed, change the following parameters:
- Select the Generate intermediate ventilation connections checkbox,
- Set the value in the Distance of intermediate vent conn. from ceiling field,
- Change the value in the Elevation of lower conn. of vent stack to drain stack field,
- (Optional) declare a number > 0 in the Number of storeys with additional stack field (counting from the lowest storey).
  6. Automatic creation of parallel ventilation.
  
  The program provides several schemes of bypass ventilation. Please note, that all changes inside the stack can be achieved only by changing stack data (no graphical edition possible). After drawing and connecting a ventilation pipe-run to a sewage pipe-run, manual correction of the elevations may be necessary.
  Sample files with different schemes of bypass ventilation you can find in the article Sewage installations - Bypass ventilation
Insert the Sanitary sewage outlet and verify its position in the model,
Connect the appliances with the Stack using the Pipe-run components. ATTENTION! In the drainage system this component always consists of a single section. If, for perpendicular connections, other than 90-degree branch fittings are needed, they should be declared in the General data window in the Types and default data tab in the Default methods of implementation of connections section, and connections of Gravity sanitary drainage pipe-run elements should be drawn as perpendicular (do not use "chamfering" in the plan view).
In cases where a Pipe-run should be connected on an elevation different than the default, change Method of declaring the point of connection to the stack to User defined, then set manually the required value of Distance from the floor of connection to the stack.
Note: We recommend to define the value of Distance from the floor of the connection points to the stack to be used by default in the General data window for the usually lowest connection (e.g. for a Toilet bowl) and set it manually for the others.
7. Method of declaring the point of connection to the stack.
On the storey where Sanitary sewage outlet is placed, connect it with the Stack, to form the sewer collector network. The elevation of the beginning of this network is adjusted to the value of Point of passage of the stack to the collector. If the elevation of Sanitary sewage outlet has been set manually, and is lower than the minimum required to achieve the gradients, the program may generate additional vertical pipe-runs.
If the layout of the rooms is the same on each floor, copy repetitive parts of the installation to other storeys using Copy selected elements to the storey above or Copy selected elements to multiple storeys function.
Insert necessary Fittings in the 2D editor or on the 3D view, these may be elements such as Bypass bend, Wastewater backflow preventer, Sewer inspection and similiar.
Set the Type from available catalogues and, if necessary, adjust the Rotation angle.

Verifying the correctness of the installation structure.

Verify the correctness of the connections of the installation components using the Check connections function (Shortcut: Shift + F2).

Note: To avoid unnecessary short vertical sections, increase the Maximum gradient of the adjacent horizontal section.

Verify the correctness of the installation structure and detect collisions with other systems using the 3D view. If necessary, enable the view of other editing scopes, in such case it is advisable to turn off the display of walls.
8. Verifying the correctness of the drainage installation structure using the 3D view.
Verify provisionally the vertical routing of pipe-runs in the model (calculations may alter this).
Specify, if necessary: the elevations of the ends of the pipe-runs (paying attention to constraints resulting from their connection to other components), the actual gradients of pipe-runs.

ATTENTION! Following such changes, verification must be repeated.

Editing installation components data

Verify and adjust the drainage-specific data of the appliances (DU, outlet diameter),
If necessary, verify and change pipe-run data to values other than default (pipe type, diameter, minimum and maximum gradient),
(Optional) If needed, change the way of realizing chosen pipe-run's nodes to other than the default, set in general data. It is possible in the Data table window for the Junction element,
9. Change of pipe-run node realization.

Running the calculations

If no errors are found during verification, start the calculation of the Drainage systems by clicking in the Calculations section of the toolbar. The calculations finally determine the vertical routing of the pipe-runs.
After the calculations, it is possible to correct manually the vertical passage of pipe-runs in the following way:
- imposing proper values in the Data table window for the Gravity sanitary drainage pipe-run element in the following fields: Real gradient, Elevation of first node, Elevation of second node,
- dividing the chosen pipe-runs into parts and modifying their data.
  It is recommended to implement such changes gradually and to observe their influence upon the system, as the change in one node after calculations may have a significant impact on positioning of its greater part.
Note: Defining the vertical passage of pipe-runs, the program does not exceed the value imposed in the Maximum gradient field in the General data window in the Calculation standards and options tab. This value is also automatically propagated to data of all pipe-runs. In case a difference of ordinates between the end of the calculated pipe-run and another pipe-run or a sewage outlet occurs, an additional vertical pipe-run is generated. To avoid it, allow for a greater gradient, by augmenting individually for each pipe-run a new value in the Maximum gradient field of the Data table and then recalculating the project.

Verification of results

After calculations, the system layout should be verified visually by means of the 3D view.
If the calculations end with at least one error, the layout may be unreliable
The sized diameters of the pipe-runs and fittings can be verified directly in the drawings.
10. Visual verification in the 3D view window.
If a catalogue with visualisation of fittings (like tees, bends etc.) is used in the project, it can helpful in assessing the correctness of fittings selection and sizing for pipe-run nodes (junctions). To do so, node visualisation should be turned on in the General data window, on the Drawing options tab, or using the icon of the Installation elements' visibility directly in the 3D view.
11. Visualization of sewage fittings.

Note: By default, only the nodes with correctly selected fittings, for which there are no warnings in the Diagnostics window, are visualised. Visualisation of the nodes having angle tolerance warnings may be enabled on request, and they will be drawn in a different colour.
12. Show in 3D view fittings for incorrectly sized nodes.
Other forms of presentation of calculation results are: component labels and tables of results For more information, see: Presentation of the calculations result
13. List of pipes, pipe fittings and couplings.

Generating schematic views

The schematic view will be generated automatically. For more information, see: Automatically generate schematic views.

A Label with list of fittings may be added manually to each Junction.

Note: After obtaining the schematic view, fittings may be added on any pipe-run on the schematic view worksheet, that may be the best solution for vertical pipe-runs.

Preparing drawings for export/printing

To have the results for pipe-runs and installation nodes included in the printout of a drawing, appropriate labels must be inserted For more information, see: Preparation of drawings for export / printing
Completed drawings can be printed and/or exported For more information, see: Export / print results and drawings

BIM - Export of the installation to an IFC model

Specify the required settings and execute export of the installation using the IFC file export icon on the Main tools bar in the Printout and export section when the Printout editing scope is active.

For more information, see: BIM - Export of installation and construction data from the project to IFC models.

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Scope of lesson

Modules and program configuration

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