Automated Offset

This section describes the Automated Offset tables and how you can customize it.

This page discusses:

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Automated Offset tables.

The Automated Offset table defines the parameters when using the Automated Offset command. For more information see, Creating an Automated Offset.

In Data Setup, this table should be assigned to:

when using file-based tables, the Automated Offset item in the resource table of HVAC Design Resources.
when using Engineering Specification objects, a specification in the resource table of HVAC Specification Resources.

This section describes the customization options of the Automated Offset tables.

A typical Automated Offset file-based table is shown below.

A typical HVAC Automated Offset Table is shown below:

The columns definitions are as follow:


Column Name	Column Type	Link to Table	Link to Column
Equivalent Diameter	Nominal Size	Duct Reference Dimension	Equivalent Diameter
Shape	String	Duct Reference Dimension	Shape
Material	DS Material	Duct Reference Dimension	Material
Material Category	String	Duct Reference Dimension	Material Category
Fluid	String	Fluid	Fluid
Fluid Category	String	Fluid	Fluid Category
Discipline	String	-	-
Offset	Length	-	-
Angle	Angle	-	-

This section explains where to find the sample resource file.

The default location of XXX_XXX_AutomatedOffset.xls is

..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\HVAC\Specification\

and then the relevant specification, such as SS150R.


Used in this app	When	Is seen as
HVAC 3D Design	Using the Automatic Offset command	-