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Insert Equipment

To insert a piece of mechanical equipment on the drawing, go to
Ribbon: DM HVAC→MEQ→  Insert Equipment
Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Mechanical Equipment→Insert Equipment

Insert MEQ Dialog Box​

  •  Description: The name of the equipment. This description is not displayed anywhere on the drawing.

  •  Shape: ▾ How the equipment is drawn in 2D and 3D views. The shape controls the dimension fields that are enabled.

    •  Rectangular/Box The equipment is modeled as a box. In 2D, it will be displayed as a rectangle. In 3D, it will be displayed as a box.
    •  Round/Cylinder The equipment is modeled as a cylinder. In 2D, it will be displayed as a circle. In 3D, it will be displayed as a cylinder.

  •  Width (in): The width of the equipment, in inches. Enabled when Shape ▾ is set to Rectangular/Box.

  •  Length (in): The length of the equipment, in inches. Enabled when Shape ▾ is set to Rectangular/Box.

  •  Diameter (in): The diameter of the equipment, in inches. Enabled when Shape ▾ is set to Round/Cylinder.

  •  Height (in): The height of the equipment, in inches. The height is used when the equipment is drawn in 3D.

  •  Elevation (ft-in): The elevation of the equipment, in feet and inches. The reference point for the elevation is set by the Elevation Location ▾. See the Elevation section for more information.

  •  Elevation Location: ▾ Specifies the reference point used for the Elevation.

    •  Top of Equipment The elevation refers to the top of the equipment. The equipment will extend below this elevation.
    •  Center of Equipment The elevation refers to the center of the equipment. The equipment will extend both above and below this elevation.
    •  Bottom of Equipment The elevation refers to the bottom of the equipment. The equipment will extend above this elevation.

  •  Layer System: ▾ See the Layer System section for more information.

Inserting Equipment on the Drawing​

Enter the mechanical equipment settings into the dialog box and press the button. You will be prompted to specify the insertion location for the equipment on the drawing.

Specify insertion point [Corner/Middle]:

  •  Specify insertion point Specify the location of the equipment on the drawing. The equipment will be inserted on the drawing.
  •  Corner Type C to change the insertion point that is being specified to be the top-left corner of the equipment. This option will only be displayed when the Shape ▾ field is set to Rectangular/Box.
  •  Middle Type M to change the insertion point that is being specified to be the middle of the equipment. This option will only be displayed when the Shape ▾ field is set to Rectangular/Box.