Software & Project Management

The articles in this section describe concepts and processes for managing your Design Master HVAC installation, files and license.

📄️ Licensing FAQ

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions concerning our licenses.

Training video on how to maintain the integrity of your project drawings and databases when using Design Master HVAC.

Use the Installation Settings command to see where your customization folder is located.

To back up your Design Master HVAC customization, simply locate the folder using the Installation Settings command and copy the entire folder.

The customization folder must be set to read-write to ensure our software works properly.

To limit the changes users can make to the master and standards databases, you can set the specific database files to read-only in Windows.

You can switch from a single-user to a multiple-user installation by following these simple steps.

If your database has become unusable, you can restore an earlier version using the backups Design Master HVAC creates.

You cannot set default schedule groups, but you can rename a group to move it to the top of the schedule group list.

Here are a few ways you can continue using Design Master HVAC collaboratively on projects while working remotely.

Here are instructions on how to migrate Design Master HVAC menus when upgrading AutoCAD.

You can use command line arguments to install or update Design Master HVAC in the background, as well as other modifications.

You can uninstall Design Master HVAC using the steps outlined here.