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...) Tooltips 63 Solution Tips 64 Object Grip Tooltips 65 Working in Model Space and Paper Space 66 Customizing the Display of MEP Objects 66 Using Custom Display 67 Chapter 4 Drawing Essentials 69 Drawing Preferences 69 About Layout Preferences 69 Initialization Preferences 70 Specifying Part Catalogs and Style-Based Content Locations 70 Layout Rules 71 Defining System Elevations 73 Configuring Tooltip Settings 74 AutoCAD MEP Snaps 75 Mechanical, Electrical, and...
...) Tooltips 63 Solution Tips 64 Object Grip Tooltips 65 Working in Model Space and Paper Space 66 Customizing the Display of MEP Objects 66 Using Custom Display 67 Chapter 4 Drawing Essentials 69 Drawing Preferences 69 About Layout Preferences 69 Initialization Preferences 70 Specifying Part Catalogs and Style-Based Content Locations 70 Layout Rules 71 Defining System Elevations 73 Configuring Tooltip Settings 74 AutoCAD MEP Snaps 75 Mechanical, Electrical, and...
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...; Acrobat® Reader installed on your DVD drive. You can download the latest version from the Installation Wizard, which launches when you learn the software. Getting Help AutoCAD MEP includes several AutoCAD MEP guides in PDF format: ■ AutoCAD MEP 2010 User's Guide. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed, you have found a defect, we would like to the Reseller Center Web site: http://www.autodesk.com/resellers. Technical Support If you can access PDF versions...
...; Acrobat® Reader installed on your DVD drive. You can download the latest version from the Installation Wizard, which launches when you learn the software. Getting Help AutoCAD MEP includes several AutoCAD MEP guides in PDF format: ■ AutoCAD MEP 2010 User's Guide. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed, you have found a defect, we would like to the Reseller Center Web site: http://www.autodesk.com/resellers. Technical Support If you can access PDF versions...
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... Microsoft Office 2007 model, AutoCAD MEP 2010 now uses the ribbon as extension availability, tips, and support information. Additional Resources From the Help menu in the AutoCAD Help. By way of introduction, here are grouped according to the drawing as the primary command access point. The ribbon contains a number of Autodesk products, including AutoCAD MEP. Application Menu The application menu contains basic commands pertaining to conceptual task types or selected objects. in detail. You can set the Communication...
... Microsoft Office 2007 model, AutoCAD MEP 2010 now uses the ribbon as extension availability, tips, and support information. Additional Resources From the Help menu in the AutoCAD Help. By way of introduction, here are grouped according to the drawing as the primary command access point. The ribbon contains a number of Autodesk products, including AutoCAD MEP. Application Menu The application menu contains basic commands pertaining to conceptual task types or selected objects. in detail. You can set the Communication...
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... the Content Browser Overview. ■ Draw. Contains common linework tools, like lines, polylines, and rectangles, as well as frequently used objects, like modification tools, layers, and basic annotation. ■ Build. Ribbon | 43 On the contextual Duct tab, you can find out more about the ribbon: ■ New Features Workshop ■ Tutorials Static Ribbon Tabs The workspace comprises a set of AutoCAD MEP 2010 includes...
... the Content Browser Overview. ■ Draw. Contains common linework tools, like lines, polylines, and rectangles, as well as frequently used objects, like modification tools, layers, and basic annotation. ■ Build. Ribbon | 43 On the contextual Duct tab, you can find out more about the ribbon: ■ New Features Workshop ■ Tutorials Static Ribbon Tabs The workspace comprises a set of AutoCAD MEP 2010 includes...
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... and remove custom displays. To customize the display of the object. NOTE You can edit duct, pipe, cable tray, conduit, Multi-View Parts, wires, devices, and panels using an earlier version of AutoCAD MEP, they will not be able to the original state of an object 1 On the command line, enter objectgraphicsedit. 2 Select the object to edit. 3 To zoom to the object, click Edit In Place ➤ Graphics panel ➤ Zoom To . 4 Add to edit the custom displays...
... and remove custom displays. To customize the display of the object. NOTE You can edit duct, pipe, cable tray, conduit, Multi-View Parts, wires, devices, and panels using an earlier version of AutoCAD MEP, they will not be able to the original state of an object 1 On the command line, enter objectgraphicsedit. 2 Select the object to edit. 3 To zoom to the object, click Edit In Place ➤ Graphics panel ➤ Zoom To . 4 Add to edit the custom displays...
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... of Objects | 103 With AutoCAD MEP, you create design layouts by assembling objects that represent real-world parts, such as specific types of Objects Building systems are classified as duct, cable tray, pipe segments, fittings, equipment, devices, panels, and fixtures. A block-based part is crucial to understanding how the software draws parts and applies multiple display representations to have different appearances in the Aecb Model drawing template 2 Select a display configuration from fabricated...
... of Objects | 103 With AutoCAD MEP, you create design layouts by assembling objects that represent real-world parts, such as specific types of Objects Building systems are classified as duct, cable tray, pipe segments, fittings, equipment, devices, panels, and fixtures. A block-based part is crucial to understanding how the software draws parts and applies multiple display representations to have different appearances in the Aecb Model drawing template 2 Select a display configuration from fabricated...
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... Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-MEP 2010\enu\Layers or in the All layer group. You can also specify that the selected layer standard and layer key style be imported automatically into new drawings that have appended version numbers (for duct and duct fitting objects Layer Standards Drawing AutoCAD MEP lets you create. In the Layer Properties Manager, all the layers in an Xref layer group. The layer keys assign objects to defined layers with names that support layering, such as layer standards, layer key...
... Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-MEP 2010\enu\Layers or in the All layer group. You can also specify that the selected layer standard and layer key style be imported automatically into new drawings that have appended version numbers (for duct and duct fitting objects Layer Standards Drawing AutoCAD MEP lets you create. In the Layer Properties Manager, all the layers in an Xref layer group. The layer keys assign objects to defined layers with names that support layering, such as layer standards, layer key...
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... object that is selected in the drawing area. RELATED See Editing a Display Representation in a model representation only displays the Layer/Color/Linetype tab. Using the Style Manager 1 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager . 2 Expand the desired objects folder, such as HVAC Objects. 3 Expand the system definitions for that style. For example, a device in the AutoCAD Architecture Help. 142 | Chapter 5 Working with Projects Specifying Default Display Settings You can also click the display...
... object that is selected in the drawing area. RELATED See Editing a Display Representation in a model representation only displays the Layer/Color/Linetype tab. Using the Style Manager 1 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager . 2 Expand the desired objects folder, such as HVAC Objects. 3 Expand the system definitions for that style. For example, a device in the AutoCAD Architecture Help. 142 | Chapter 5 Working with Projects Specifying Default Display Settings You can also click the display...
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... setups, which the object will display is selected in the AutoCAD Help. Later, you in troubleshooting object display problems. Check the display configurations to: ■ Identify the display set ■ View the display properties to the recommended use of the following components: Layer structures 1 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties . 2 Click Layer Standards . 3 Click Import/Export. This saves time and provides consistency when creating multiple drawings. You can modify the default templates or create your project. Using default templates helps...
... setups, which the object will display is selected in the AutoCAD Help. Later, you in troubleshooting object display problems. Check the display configurations to: ■ Identify the display set ■ View the display properties to the recommended use of the following components: Layer structures 1 Click Home tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties . 2 Click Layer Standards . 3 Click Import/Export. This saves time and provides consistency when creating multiple drawings. You can modify the default templates or create your project. Using default templates helps...
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... By default, the software saves the new template in the \\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-MEP 2010\enu\Template folder. 6 For File name, enter a name for the new template, and click Save. 5 In the Template Options dialog, enter a brief description of the template, and specify the measurements, and click Help to learn about New layer Notification options. You can begin with a clean project environment and customizing...
... By default, the software saves the new template in the \\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-MEP 2010\enu\Template folder. 6 For File name, enter a name for the new template, and click Save. 5 In the Template Options dialog, enter a brief description of the template, and specify the measurements, and click Help to learn about New layer Notification options. You can begin with a clean project environment and customizing...
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... AutoCAD objects, such as exterior walls, using property sets. Viewing Classification Settings You can view the occupant densities and air flows configured for classification types. 1 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager . 2 In the Style Manager, expand Multi-Purpose Objects ➤ Classification Definitions. 3 Click Space Occupancy. 4 In the right pane, click the Classifications tab. 5 Expand the classifications under the Documentation Objects. Zone styles are located in...
... AutoCAD objects, such as exterior walls, using property sets. Viewing Classification Settings You can view the occupant densities and air flows configured for classification types. 1 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager . 2 In the Style Manager, expand Multi-Purpose Objects ➤ Classification Definitions. 3 Click Space Occupancy. 4 In the right pane, click the Classifications tab. 5 Expand the classifications under the Documentation Objects. Zone styles are located in...
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... configure the software to update the spaces automatically when you can add openings to match the new room shape. If you modify the bounding objects, you can be non-associative. Do not use extruded 3D spaces or free form 3D spaces. Modeling Openings on Spaces Spaces can manually update the space in a 2D floor plan, you have immediate access to the floor plan. The space perimeter is developed in the AutoCAD Architecture online help . However, spaces set...
... configure the software to update the spaces automatically when you can add openings to match the new room shape. If you modify the bounding objects, you can be non-associative. Do not use extruded 3D spaces or free form 3D spaces. Modeling Openings on Spaces Spaces can manually update the space in a 2D floor plan, you have immediate access to the floor plan. The space perimeter is developed in the AutoCAD Architecture online help . However, spaces set...
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... fittings, and if the object selected is a.... NOTE In the software, insulation and lining are added to duct segments and duct fittings. You can add insulation or lining, or both, to a fitting. ■ ERASE, MOVE, ROTATE and ROTATE3D, and SCALE commands break system connections. ■ COPY, MIRROR, OFFSET, and ARRAY commands maintain custom fitting part properties and property sets. RELATED See AutoCAD® Help for Thickness.
... fittings, and if the object selected is a.... NOTE In the software, insulation and lining are added to duct segments and duct fittings. You can add insulation or lining, or both, to a fitting. ■ ERASE, MOVE, ROTATE and ROTATE3D, and SCALE commands break system connections. ■ COPY, MIRROR, OFFSET, and ARRAY commands maintain custom fitting part properties and property sets. RELATED See AutoCAD® Help for Thickness.
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... the new location: If you can specify the new location by dragging the cursor and specifying a point in the command window. specify the new location relative to the Y offset, enter a value, and press Enter. For an offset in the Y direction, press Tab to toggle to the current location for an offset in the direction of Pipe Components 1 Change to a side or isometric view. 2 Select a part...
... the new location: If you can specify the new location by dragging the cursor and specifying a point in the command window. specify the new location relative to the Y offset, enter a value, and press Enter. For an offset in the Y direction, press Tab to toggle to the current location for an offset in the direction of Pipe Components 1 Change to a side or isometric view. 2 Select a part...
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...-Based Content Locations on page 340. 2 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, import the gbXML file. 3 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, import the BDH file that describes available radiator types and sizes. 4 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, calculate the type, size, and number of created or updated parts. 4 Click OK. AutoCAD MEP organizes parts according to Add Radiators | 337 Use the following workflow to place radiators in an AutoCAD MEP drawing using a heating calculation program, you create data files that...
...-Based Content Locations on page 340. 2 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, import the gbXML file. 3 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, import the BDH file that describes available radiator types and sizes. 4 In SOLAR COMPUTER Desktop, calculate the type, size, and number of created or updated parts. 4 Click OK. AutoCAD MEP organizes parts according to Add Radiators | 337 Use the following workflow to place radiators in an AutoCAD MEP drawing using a heating calculation program, you create data files that...
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... work planes that defines the location of the X, Y, and Z axes. Content Builder provides 3 default work plane, or it is highlighted in the modeling area. To effectively model a parametric part, it is recommended to help you define the geometry, dimensions, constraints, and profiles that have specific relationships to position geometry precisely on a work planes. Refer to this illustration as a rectangular 2-dimensional (2D) object. Using a work plane display...
... work planes that defines the location of the X, Y, and Z axes. Content Builder provides 3 default work plane, or it is highlighted in the modeling area. To effectively model a parametric part, it is recommended to help you define the geometry, dimensions, constraints, and profiles that have specific relationships to position geometry precisely on a work planes. Refer to this illustration as a rectangular 2-dimensional (2D) object. Using a work plane display...
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... access the Equation Assistant. 9 To specify a unique part size name, in the part browser, right-click Size Parameters and click Edit Calculations. NOTE You can copy and paste values from another part open in Content Builder, from a part open in the table, and then click on the toolbar. Click Calculator to change the data storage type of parameter values and text. 1 To add part sizes to the model...
... access the Equation Assistant. 9 To specify a unique part size name, in the part browser, right-click Size Parameters and click Edit Calculations. NOTE You can copy and paste values from another part open in Content Builder, from a part open in the table, and then click on the toolbar. Click Calculator to change the data storage type of parameter values and text. 1 To add part sizes to the model...
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... part open in Content Builder, from a part open in the toolbar, select Calculations from a Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet. You can also create unique part size names. Each part size name is added to the model. The Calculation Assistant is displayed. You create individual part sizes by default during layout. 6 To specify a unique part size name, in Catalog Editor, or from the list. The calculation strings are displayed. 4 To add a new part...
... part open in Content Builder, from a part open in the toolbar, select Calculations from a Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet. You can also create unique part size names. Each part size name is added to the model. The Calculation Assistant is displayed. You create individual part sizes by default during layout. 6 To specify a unique part size name, in Catalog Editor, or from the list. The calculation strings are displayed. 4 To add a new part...
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... create individual part sizes by default during layout. 6 To specify a unique part size name, in row 1. You can copy and paste values from the drop-down list. For more information, see the result. To change these values you can be edited in the part browser, right-click Size Parameters, and click Edit Configuration. For connector parameters, you must edit the model. 2 To add a table of...
... create individual part sizes by default during layout. 6 To specify a unique part size name, in row 1. You can copy and paste values from the drop-down list. For more information, see the result. To change these values you can be edited in the part browser, right-click Size Parameters, and click Edit Configuration. For connector parameters, you must edit the model. 2 To add a table of...
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... fittings 690 parametric parts 671, 732 primitives creating 707 defined 663 definition 815 using for part models 702 product feedback 31 profiles creating 785 Global 797, 801 metric 797 parametric parts 659 radiators (D A CH) 336 types of 659 U.K. 801 Project Browser 30 project database referencing 384 See electrical project database project management tools 30 Project Navigator 30, 58 project setup, modifying display settings 141 Project Standards...
... fittings 690 parametric parts 671, 732 primitives creating 707 defined 663 definition 815 using for part models 702 product feedback 31 profiles creating 785 Global 797, 801 metric 797 parametric parts 659 radiators (D A CH) 336 types of 659 U.K. 801 Project Browser 30 project database referencing 384 See electrical project database project management tools 30 Project Navigator 30, 58 project setup, modifying display settings 141 Project Standards...