Plandroid - Graphical Air Conditioning Design and Quoting Software
Plandroid Help Documentation
To make a design, you usually first import a house plan image in the Import page. Then you go to the Design page, where you use the Scale tool to set the image scale. If you don't have an image, or want to modify the design on the image, you can sketch a plan with the drawing tools in the Draw tab on the Design page. Next, you would you define load zones by using the Set Load Zone tools on the Loads tab. You can set the heat load in kW/m2, say, for these tools. The heat load can be adjusted individually for each zone, if required. Next you go to the Parts tab which shows you all the parts for all the loaded catalogs you are using. The parts are divided into three levels - the part type at the top, the part sub-type in the middle, and the actual sized parts on the bottom level. Only the actual sized parts (from the bottom window) can be added to the canvas.
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Simply drag and drop parts from the bottom window of the Parts catalog into the design canvas, and then select and move (or rotate) them into their correct places. If the part you are adding to the canvas can snap-to any other part already in your design, any matching connectors will be shown in green. Compatible connectors on the existing parts will also be shown in green, and incompatible connectors will be shown in red. If a part will snap-to a connection if dropped at that point, its connector will glow in green. User-drawn parts, such as ducting, piping, and wiring can be drawn directly onto the canvas with special draw tools. Draw tools are selected by clicking on their icons in the Parts catalog - you can tell a part has a special draw tool associated with it if its icon has a pencil overlay, as shown:
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Once you have created your design, you can anaylse the air flows in your existing duct layout with the
Solve Air Flows tool (
), or have
the program automatically size the ducting for you according to your zone requirements using the
Auto-size Ducts tool (
).
You can also check your design for possible missing connections or inadequate air flows with the Check Design
tool (
).
These steps are all described in detail in the Design page section.
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