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Automatic Connection

Function

General procedure

Available versions

Example

Suppose that you have placed one or more similar air terminal devices along a ventilation duct. You can connect these air terminal devices in one step with the function.

Important!

DDScad differentiates between air terminal devices which are connected on the side or on top in the automatic connection.

...from above

Turning the ventilation duct over the ventilation conduit is unimportant.

...on the side

Air terminal devices with side connections must be turned to the conduit if the automatic connection is to function properly. The connection brackets are shown as symbols.

Workflow

Select the desired objects.Operations
Using your mouse, you can select individual of multiple objects for editing. If you have selected objects unintentionally, you can deselect them.

Note

You can combine these operations together. To do so, press and hold [Ctrl].
Select Objects
Single Objects
Click at an object that is not selected yet. The object is selected.
All objects that are (partly) within a selection window
Click and hold .

Move the mouse to the bottom right. The cursor creates a rectangle (red dashed line).

Release the mouse button. All touched objects are selected.
All objects that are completely inside a selection window
Click and hold .

Move your mouse to the top right. The cursor creates a rectangle (red solid line).

Release the mouse button. All objects completely within are selected.
Object of a specific type, (partly) inside a selection window
Select an object of the desired type by clicking .

Click . The context menu appears.

Select: Select Object(s) of Same Type as the One(s) Selected

Click and hold .

Move the mouse to the bottom right. The cursor creates a rectangle (red dashed line).

Release the mouse button. All touched objects of a specific type are selected.
Objects of a specific type, completely inside a selection window
Select an object of the desired type by clicking .

Click . The context menu appears.

Select: Select Object(s) of Same Type as the One(s) Selected

Click and hold .

Move your mouse to the top right. The cursor creates a rectangle (red solid line).

Release the mouse button. All objects of a specific type completely within the selection window are selected.
Deselect
Single Objects
Press and hold [Ctrl].

Click on a selected object. The selection is cancelled.
All objects that are (partly) within a selection window
Click and hold .

Move the mouse to the bottom left. The cursor creates a rectangle (green dashed line).

Release the mouse button. All objects inside or touched by the selection window are deselected.
All objects that are completely inside a selection window
Click and hold .

Move the mouse to top left. The cursor creates a rectangle (green solid line).

Release the mouse button. All objects inside the selection window are deselected.
All Objects in the Model
Click somewhere in the free model space. All selections are cancelled.
Click . The context menu appears.
Select: Automatic Connection
This dialog shows the options for automatic connection of this object type.
Select one of the options. The preview image in the dialog shows an example.
Activate the tab: Settings.
Check the settings of the selected option.
Click OK. If the settings match the conditions in the model, the connections are created and the function is completed.

If a connection fails, the relevant air terminal device is ignored. An information list points to critical situations.