Defining Partitions

This tutorial teaches you how to define partitions.

You will define wall and floor/ceiling partitions for the long copy room and adjoining storage area.

Open drawing M-1.1.

Create Additional Rooms

1. Run the Create Room command. The Create New Room dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

2. Create the Bait and Switch Room with Room Type ▾ set to Conference and Floor ▾ set to Two.

3. Run the Create Room command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

4. Create the Mgr Office room with Room Type ▾ set to Office and Floor ▾ set to Two.

5. Open drawing M-1.0.

6. Run the Create Room command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

7. Create the Corridor room with Room Type ▾ set to Corridors.

Insert a Wall Point

To change the definition for part of a wall, insert one or more wall points along the wall.

1. Run the Insert Wall Point command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Insert Wall Point
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Walls→Insert Wall Point

2. Select the point on the lobby wall where it meets the corridor wall, indicated below.

Define Wall Partitions

1. Run the Query Wall command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Query Wall
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Walls→Query Wall

2. Select any wall adjacent to the long copy room or storage area. The Specific Wall Information dialog box will open.

3. Select 🔘 Heat Transfer but no Solar Gain (Partition).

4. In Wall, set Wall Type ▾ to WD - GWB - R19.

5. Press the button to close the dialog box.

6. Run the Match Wall Properties command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Match Wall Properties
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Walls→Match Wall Properties

7. Copy the properties of the wall you just defined to the remaining walls.

Define Floor/Ceiling Partitions

1. Run the Edit Rooms command. The Room List dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Edit Rooms
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Edit Rooms

2. Press the button and select the Bait and Switch Room.

   note

   You can also use the and buttons to find the room.

3. In Floor/Ceiling Partition, check the box.

4. Check the ☐ Include Partition box and make the following changes:

   1. Set 🔘 Percent to 100.
   2. Set U-Value to 0.05.

5. Press the button to save your changes.

6. Press the button to find the Mgr Office room.

7. In Floor/Ceiling Partition, check the box.

8. Check the ☐ Include Partition box and make the following changes:

   1. Set 🔘 Percent to 85.
   2. Set U-Value to 0.05.

9. Press the button to save your changes.

10. Press the button to close the dialog box.