User s Guide Flexit MagiCAD plugin
Contents About this document... 1 Installing the software... 1 Required third-party software... 1 Installation... 1 Starting the program... 2 How to use the plugin... 3 Inserting AHU unit... 3 View AHU data... 6 Update AHU unit... 6
About this document This document contains instructions on using Flexit MagiCAD plugin. Installing the software Required third-party software Flexit MagiCAD plugin works with the following MagiCAD for AutoCAD versions MagiCAD 2012.11 and AutoCAD 2010-2013 MagiCAD 2013.4 and AutoCAD 2010-2013 Installation 1. The installation package is available at Progman s website https://delivery.progman.fi/delivery/download/searchproducts?searchstr= Flexit 2. Install Flexit MagiCAD plugin The 32-bit version of the program is installed by running the installation program (includes both calculation software and plugin) Flexit 2013.10.1.msi The 64-bit version of the program is installed by running the installation programs Flexit 2013.10.1.msi and Flexit MagiCAD plugin 2013.10.1 64-bit.msi Administrator privileges are recommended for installation. Note if you have several AutoCAD versions on your workstation: Before you run the installation program, start MagiCAD to make sure that Flexit MagiCAD plugin installs on the same AutoCAD platform as MagiCAD. Flexit MagiCAD plugin 1
Starting the program Before you start using Flexit MagiCAD Plugin, start MagiCAD and open a Ventilation project. Run CUILOAD or MENULOAD in AutoCAD, and browse the customization file from the directory where you installed the program (by default, the directory is C:\Program Files\Flexit). When you first time start using Flexit MagiCAD plugin you need to load the customization file (FlexitMagi.cuix) manually. When you click Load, Flexit toolbar appears on the desktop. and ribbon Next time you use AutoCAD, the customization file is automatically loaded. 2 Flexit MagiCAD plugin
How to use the plugin Inserting AHU unit Press -button in MagiCAD and Flexit program starts. In Flexit program, create new unit or open project file. After unit is calculated, MagiCAD export button will be enabled. Press -button or open dialog from File->Export. Now unit is ready to be exported to MagiCAD. When Export to MagiCAD-button is pressed and following message appears, it Flexit MagiCAD plugin 3
is recommended to save the changes. After you have added unit to MagiCAD project, dialog opens. Input or select the following information: Installation height unit bottom height in drawing Allow two connections selection is enabled for unit sizes 3 and 4. Those units have more than one outdoor and extract duct connections. If checkbox is not checked, the duct connections at the bottom of the unit are not shown in drawing. MagiCAD system select preferred system for AHU unit. Connections if there is only one of the each MagiCAD system, then combos are filled automatically. If you have more than one e.g. supply system, then its combo will be enabled and user may select system. 4 Flexit MagiCAD plugin
From version 2013.3.1 there is possibility also to export duct heater to MagiCAD with UNI3 and UNI4 air handling units. Duct heater is just simply added to drawing after unit. Duct heater do not have any data, so it is not taken account in MagiCAD calculation but it can be connected to duct system. Flexit MagiCAD plugin 5
View AHU data Press -button to open Unit s information dialog. In this dialog you are able to see unit data which was exported into MagiCAD from Flexit program. Values are not updated by MagiCAD calculations. There is no possibility to change any selection, only view. Update AHU unit Before you press -button to update unit, you must connect duct connections and run MagiCAD function Flow summation and balancing for systems. At least one system must be connected and calculated. After pressing update -button, select unit from the drawing and the following update dialog opens. The data which will be exported to Flexit program, as a new default data, is presented in this dialog as follows: - Size of the editable unit - Supply and extract air flows from MagiCAD as follows: Air flow values show the biggest airflow value in supply air (supply or outdoor system) and the biggest airflow value in extract air (extract or exhaust system). - Pressure drop values from MagiCAD as follows: Pressure drop values are summation of total pressure drops in supply & outdoor and extract & exhaust systems. Note! Possible kitchen hood connection in the middle of the unit is always shown but it is not taken account when updating data to program. With Open Flexit project -button user is supposed to open Flexit program project file where the editable unit is saved. The list of units in selected project is presented in dialog and user selects the editable unit. 6 Flexit MagiCAD plugin
Flexit program opens and calculated values from MagiCAD are as input values. You may change values and selection. Calculate unit again and click MagiCAD export button to update the unit in MagiCAD. If only input values of unit were changed and unit is remained the same, click Export to MagiCAD and update unit. Sound data will be updated into MagiCAD. If unit has been changed, use function Export to MagiCAD and replace unit. Old unit and duct connections will be removed from MagiCAD drawing and new unit will be inserted into drawing. Flexit MagiCAD plugin 7