Method and apparatus for designing and editing a distribution system for a building
First Claim
1. A method of designing a heating and air conditioning system for a building or a portion of a building having building element, the heating and air conditioning system having a plurality of heating and air conditioning system elements including delivery components, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing, in digital form in first memory means, operational characteristics of at least one of the delivery components;
(b) storing, in digital form in second memory means, an operational requirement that is comparable with the heating and air conditioning system;
(c) entering into a computer the and dimensions of the building elements;
(d) designing a layout for the heating and air conditioning system to comply with the operational requirement comprising using the operational characteristics and the location and dimensions of the building elements;
(e) displaying on a computer display the layout of the heating and air conditioning system; and
(f) generating from the layout a hard copy detailing the heating and air conditioning system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for designing and editing a distribution system for a building is disclosed. Elements of such distribution systems and requirements of relevant standard, are stored in a computer'"'"'s memory. Building parameters are entered into a computer manually. The user identify the standard to be followed and the element to be optimized. The system divides the building into sections as appropriate to the user identified standard. The system then computes layout needed to comply with the selected standard. The layout is routed and sized to avoid building structural members, yet the elements of the layout are optimized for size and length. The apparatus prints out a hard copy of the design layout which can include an elements listing needed to complete the system. The design layout as well as the building parameters can be edited. The edited layout is checked for compliance with the identified standard as well as avoidance of building parameters.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of designing a heating and air conditioning system for a building or a portion of a building having building element, the heating and air conditioning system having a plurality of heating and air conditioning system elements including delivery components, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing, in digital form in first memory means, operational characteristics of at least one of the delivery components; (b) storing, in digital form in second memory means, an operational requirement that is comparable with the heating and air conditioning system; (c) entering into a computer the and dimensions of the building elements; (d) designing a layout for the heating and air conditioning system to comply with the operational requirement comprising using the operational characteristics and the location and dimensions of the building elements; (e) displaying on a computer display the layout of the heating and air conditioning system; and (f) generating from the layout a hard copy detailing the heating and air conditioning system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for designing a heating and air conditioning system having a plurality of distribution system elements including deliver components for a building or a portion of a building having building elements, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a first memory location for storing operational characteristics of at least one of the delivery components; (b) a second memory location for storing at least one heating and air conditioning system operational requirements; (c) means for entering the location and dimension of the building elements into a computer; (d) means for designing a layout for the heating and air conditioning system which complies with the heating and air conditioning system operational requirement by using the operational characteristics and the location and dimension of the building elements; (e) a computer display for displaying the layout of the heating and air conditioning; and (f) means for generating from the layout a hard copy detailing the heating and air conditioning system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture having computer readable program means embodied therein for designing a heating and air conditioning system having a plurality of distribution system elements including delivery components, the computer readable program in said article of manufacture comprising:
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(a) computer readable code means for causing the computer to store, in a first memory region, operational characteristics of at least one of the delivery components; (b) computer readable code means for causing the computer to store, in a second memory region, an operational requirement from which the heating and air conditioning system can be evaluated; (c) computer readable code means for facilitating entry of the location and dimension of building elements; (d) computer readable code means for causing the computer to design a layout for the heating and air conditioning system which complies with the operational requirement by using the operational characteristics and the location and dimension of the building elements; (e) computer readable code means for causing the computer to display the layout of the heating and air conditioning system; and (f) computer readable code means for causing the computer to generate from the layout a hard copy detailing the heating and air conditioning system.
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24. A method of designing a heating and air conditioning system for a building or a portion of a building having building elements, the heating and air conditioning system having a plurality of delivery components, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing, in a first memory region, operational characteristics of at least one of the delivery components; (b) storing, in a second memory region, and operational requirement that is comparable with the heating and air conditioning system; (c) entering into a computer the location and dimension of the building elements; (d) designing a layout for the heating and air conditioning system to comply with the operational requirement by using the operational characteristics and the location and dimension of the building elements; and (e) displaying the layout of the heating and air conditioning system including the delivery components. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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