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Benefits of planning the systems in dRofus
Connecting your Systems to Revit, IFC or another planning tool is an excellent start, but if you want additional visibility and insights, we recommend start planning your data in dRofus.
Planning your data with Systems inside of your dRofus project allows you to have a better connection between different disciplines. For instance, between mechanical objects and electrical objects. Although this process has more steps, we are confident you will be pleased with the additional outputs.
Part 1: Create New System Component: Ventilation Unit
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Select the Item group that you want to add the System to. In this case we will be selecting ’03 - HVAC & Plumbing’
Select the lowest level of the Item group. For this example, we will select ‘03 – Mechanical’
With the Item Group highlighted, Select New System Component
In the Window that appears you will be able to select an Item from the Item group using the dropdown menu. In the case we are selecting the item 0303.001 - M_Air Handling
Fill out the information in the window. Serial number, name and select the team responsible. This information can be edited later
Click ok and you have added an Air Handling unit.
Part 2: Create New System Component: Electrical Panel
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We now want to create our Electrical System to connect to the Mechanical System that we just created.
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