Autofluid level 2
Get a quoteTarget audience
Experienced MEP engineers, HVAC and plumbing CAD designers and technicians.
Inscription conditions
Upon acceptance of the quotation, signature of the training agreement and/or approval of external funding.
Prerequisite
Current working knowledge of AUTOCAD or similar CAD package, of Microsoft Windows and of using the internet.
Prices
Training on site: €1,200 ex. taxes for a group of 1 to 5 persons max.
Duration
3 days, 21 hours
Lead times
7 days to 4 weeks
Objectives
Make calculations and draft 2D plans of HVAC and plumbing systems with AUTOFLUID:
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 Tracéocad's instructors team.
DAY 1:
duration 7 hours
Basic settings
Preference file
Working unit
Drawing scale
Sizes calculations
There are 2 types of calculations : on a single conduit or on a 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 specifications
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
Builder’s work openings
Sizing and drawing builder’s work openings using existing network drawings
Drawing openings without a network
Modifying builder’s work openings
Create a table list of openings in the presentation space
Create a table list of openings 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 losse calculation
Use the data embedded in every object drafted with AUTOFLUID.
Insert the flow rate, flow direction, hidden lengths and equipment to complete the necessary information for calculation.
Simply click on a selected segment of the chosen route to calculate pressure drops.
Create a schematic view of the route.
Create Excel tables tracking linear and singular pressure losse.
Tables and calculation processes from reference studies in the industry (MEMENTO I.E IDEL’CIK, Air conditionning course PORCHER).
AUTOCOUPE
Insertion of section markers
Creation of accurate plan backgrounds from the plan view
Module for inserting technical data while on the top view of a plan
Module for deleting technical data
Render and preview a cross-section
Generate cross-sections and position it in the layout
Make quick adjustments to the thickness of slabs, and the level of suspended ceilings or raised floors.
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.