Autofluid level 2
Get a quoteTarget audience
Experienced engineers, designers and technicians
Inscription conditions
Signature of the price offer and the training contract and/or validation of outside financing
Prerequisite
- Knowledge and regular contact with AUTOCAD or similar working environments
- Knowledge of the Windows environment and the internet
Prices
On site: €1,200 ex VAT / day, €1,400 incl VAT for one group of 1 to 5 persons max.
Duration
3 days, 21 hours
Lead times
7 days to 4 weeks
Objectives
Creation of 2D plans and calculation sheets
The participant will be able to:
- Design 2D plans using AUTOCAD/BricsCAD/ZWCAD
- Calculate (Sizing and Pressure loss)
- Quantify networks and materials
- Create views
Contact
Mélinda Charbonnel, training manager, and her team of professionals
DAY 1:
duration 7 hours
Basic settings
Preference file
Working unit
Drawing scale
Sizes calculations
There are 2 types of computations : one-off or whole network
Calculation of air networks
Calculation of water networks
Calculation of drain networks
Drawing
Introduction to double line drawing
Structure of a conduit
Understanding specification
Routing (Double line and single line)
Drawing and calculations of spacing in sets of pipes
Insertion of standard components in line or on already drafted ducts
Network crossings
Customizable air conditioning terminal drawings (AHU, cassette…)
Arrows
Automatic drawing and positionning of arrows indicating directions of flows
Drawing slopes
Quick Modifications Tools
Swapping objects
Changing conduit shapes
Editing text
Deleting objects
Moving an object on a conduit
Texts
Understanding proportions
Choosing a style
Create automatic texts, frames, leader lines
Formatting of the most common information using prefixes and suffixes
Dimensioning.
DAY 2:
duration 7 hours
Openings
Sizing and drawing openings using existing network drawings
Drawing openings without a network
Modifying openings
Creating a list in the paper space
Exporting the list into Microsoft Excel
Bills of equipments and materials
Creating zones
Networks bills
Bills of equipments
Finding equipment using marker tags
Creating lists in the presentation space
Export lists into Microsoft Excel
Others
Automatic redrawing of ducts after they are cut
Working with layers (freeze, transfer, lock, etc.)
Changing thicknesses
Laying out drawings
Automatic composition of the drawing in the layout
Automatic insertion of title blocks formatting
Creating detail views
Updating the scale of views automatically
Inserting the file name, its file path and the list of related XREF in the margin automatically
day 3 : duration 7 hours
DZETACAD – pressure losses calculations
Nearly all objects dimensions data is already available to the software because it is embedded in every object draughted in AUTOFLUID, as soon as they are created.
Insert flow, flow direction, hidden lengths and equipment to complete the necessary information.
Simply click on a selected segment of the chosen route to compute pressure drops.
Displaying a schematic view of the route.
Feuille de calcul EXCEL reprenant les pertes de charge singulières et linaires.
Creating Excel tables tracking linear and singular pressure losses.
Tables and calculation processes from reference studies in the industry (MEMENTO I.E IDEL’CIK, Air conditionning course PORCHER)
AUTOCOUPE
Inserting the cutting plane on a cross section automatically
Creating accurate base maps from the top view of a plan
Module for inserting technical data while on the top view of a plan
Module for deleting technical data
Rendering and previewing a cross section
Automatic drawing of cross section and perfect positioning in the layout
Module for quick adjustments to the thickness of slabs level, suspended ceilings and raised floors.
Download the program in .PDF format
Teaching methods
Our training focuses on practical exrecise and participative demonstrations, using the software to learn by doing. NOte that the AUTOFLUID Suite is provided for the training.
Benefits of the training
In the case of one-to-one or small groups of the same company, the trainers adapt the programs to the specific needs of the trainees.
Course documentation is provided along training sessions to help trainees follow and understand.
Conditions of evaluation
Trainees receive validation on their training by achieving a minimum score of 16/20 on our evaluation grid. It is composed of a set of criteria that show how trainees meet the objectives of the course in exercises that simulate real life situations.
Feedback from the trainees on the sessions is recorded via a questionnaire at the end of each training program.
Access to trainees with a handicap
Please inform us of specific needs at the time of preparing the sessions.