Use the Save HVAC Template tool if you would like to save the HVAC system defined in your model for loading to this or other models in the future.
To save a custom HVAC template, follow these steps:
Go to the HVAC System level by click on the <HVAC System> item in the Navigator.
Open the Save HVAC Template dialog by clicking on the Save HVAC Template icon on the toolbar.
On the dialog, enter a descriptive name for your template.
Press the OK button to save the template.
The Save HVAC Template dialog allows you to name the HVAC template and provides a summary of the sub-systems that will included with the saved template.
When you press the OK button to save the template the HVAC data is stored in the template library.
Note: The whole HVAC system, as seen at HVAC system level, is saved and there is no way to selectively save particular parts of the system.
Any HVAC systems saved as a template will be available for subsequent loading using the Load HVAC Template dialog. The HVAC template library is global to the program and so any HVAC templates that you save will automatically be available in other projects on your machine.
To load your custom HVAC template:
Go to the HVAC System level by click on the <HVAC System> item in the Navigator.
Load the template by clicking the Load HVAC Template icon to launch the Load HVAC Template dialog.
Select your custom template by clicking the ellipsis (...) to the right of the Detailed HVAC Template control and navigate to your template in the User folder.
Select the zones to include in the first zone group of this template. See note below.
Click the Finish button to load the system.
Note: When loading custom templates saved from more complex HVAC layouts with more than 1 zone group, only the first zone group in the system can be populated with zones from the Load HVAC Template dialog. However, you can easily assign zones to the other zone groups from the HVAC zone group dialog as required after the template has been loaded .
You can export your HVAC template library in DDF form just like any other type of template or component. This is the most secure method to store your HVAC templates as the DDF file can be loaded to other machines and in future installations.
To manage your custom Detailed HVAC templates, follow these steps:
Ensure DesignBuilder is in non-learning mode. In this case all templates are listed under the Templates tab on the Navigator.
Open the Detailed HVAC Templates list item and then open the User category item below that to display the list of custom HVAC templates
Use the icons at the top of the Navigator panel to delete or view custom templates in the list.
To rename a template, click on the template in the list, then click again to open the list label editor, and type in the new name.
See the Introduction to Detailed HVAC tutorial
