FINE-HVAC

What is FINE-HVAC?

FINE-HVAC combines Design and Calculations in a Fully Integrated Environment, performing all the necessary calculations for any HVAC Installation directly from the drawings, generating all the results of the study: Spreadsheets, technical reports, bill of materials and costs, as well as all final drawings (plan views, panel diagrams, details) fully updated.

Innovative BIM project: New BIM project with a total code restructuring based on ODA-Teigha libraries and a 64-bit architecture to ensure unmatched performance in the display engine and open/save and read/write functions.

New interface: New BIM interface including ribbon menus, enhanced toolbars, sophisticated property panel, enhanced dialogs for BIM entities, and widespread use of handles.

Advanced modeling capabilities

• New BIM objects (i.e. walls of any shape, corner openings, continuous surfaces in wall joints with composite building elements)
• Quick editing of BIM objects, due to the extended property panel in conjunction with filter selection and the use of handles.
• Intelligent management of building/floor levels (images like Xrefs, smart level editor and others).
• Conflict detection when designing HVAC/plumbing/electrical networks
• 3D Visual Model for the heating/cooling surfaces of the building structure
• Flexibility to set/edit different heights in a space.
• Option for real-time editing of network diameters/sizes (i.e. desired dimensions) through the Properties Panel.
• Ability to set the airflow rates of a ventilation system directly in the drawing.
• Intelligent algorithms in the Air Ducts module to generate the detailed 3D realistic model according to ashrae's detailed guidelines.
• 3D real-time sizing of heating/cooling units according to manufacturers' requirements and data.
• Parametric design of underfloor systems, considering the patterns of snail, serpentine and meander.
• Integration of 3D construction service installation drawings within the 3D architectural model
• High-quality quick rendering to create realistic visualizations of both building structure, and MEP (piping network, air duct network) installations.

Full compatibility with BIM and interoperability: Maximum interoperability with all BIM applications (i.e. Revit, Archicad etc.) and seamless integration between FINE-MEP verticals, as well as with IDEA and FineGREEN.

FineHVAC features and highlights

EASY TRANSITION

The easiest transition for engineers coming from AutoCAD

THE MEP software includes all the features of 4MCAD, the alternative to AutoCAD. You get 2 software in one and can continue using CAD to edit some DWG drawings.

In Fine HVAC you can create your BIM project in 2D or 3D using very simple 2D commands that any CAD user knows as polylines, entity snaps, copy ... Fine HVAC combines an AutoCAD-like look and advanced BIM technology that will help you design your design and networks.

Draw the building as in 2D and get 3D

Drawing the building in 3D with BIM objects is necessary to calculate thermal losses and cooling loads, but Fine HVAC will help you do this in just a few clicks.

You just need to focus on the floor plans using the smart and parametric objects from the AutoBLD menu and Fine HVAC will build 3D for you. A single double-click on any object will display its properties for modification. You have all the tools you need to create or modify the BIM model without using any other external software.

Unmatched compatibility with AutoCAD

Unlike other BIM MEP software, Fine HVAC uses DWG as its native file format and includes features to convert 3D BIM objects into simple vectors that can be later edited in AutoCAD. Sharing 2D or 3D files with other professionals is therefore much easier.

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768