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8. Now click the Select Equipment button, and select the VAV box to be
the equipment for your system. Click the Finish Editing System button
to complete the system.
9. With the system created, open the System Browser and select any of the
diffusers. Notice that this selection also selects the appropriate diffuser
in the drawing area. Now select the VAV as indicated in
Figure 9.17
.
Notice that this also highlights Unassigned because the inlet to the VAV
is not yet assigned to a system.
Figure 9.17
Selecting in the System Browser
Now that you have created your system, you can route your ductwork and
it will take on the characteristics of the system parameters you set up.
Understanding how to make mechanical systems enables you to create any
ductsystemyoumayneedforyourdesign.Forfurtherinstruction onhowto
route ductwork, refer to Chapter 10, “Mechanical Systems and Ductwork.”
You also have the ability to automatically create systems on the go as you
routeyourductwork/pipework.Thismeansyoudon'tneedtocreatesystems
manually as in the previous exercise. Simply connect the supply duct to any
diffuser and watch it become part of that system. But disconnecting the duct
that “pushed” the system to the diffuser will not remove the diffuser from
