MEP Design
In Renga you will be able to design pipe systems, duct systems, and electrical systems. Use objects of different categories for design. Define connections between them for automatic route construction. You can edit an automatically constructed route using vertices in 3D View and place the necessary fittings and accessories on them.
There are special tabs for defining connections. These tabs can be opened from the Project Explorer. All engineering objects have ports that define their role in the system:
- End port is a port to create a route from the object. The following types of objects can only have end ports:
- Plumbing Fixture.
- Equipment.
- Mechanical Equipment.
- Lighting Fixture.
- Wiring Accessory.
- Electric Distribution Board.
In addition, end ports may be provided on Pipe Accessories and Duct Accessories.
- Transit port is a port for placing the object on a route. The following types of objects have transit ports:
For an object to appear in the Selected System tab, it must have an end port that matches that system category.
Objects that have only transit ports do not appear in the system tabs.
Designing any engineering system in Renga consists of the following main steps:
- Placement of objects on the 3D View or level's plan.
- System parameters configuration.
- Determining connections between objects in the tab with a system and automatic route generation in a model.
- Editing the result in 3D View.
- Placement of components on the route.
System groups
In Renga there are the following group of MEP systems:
Pipe systems
The Pipe systems section in the Project explorer is intended to display all the available pipe systems.
- Domestic cold water,
- Domestic hot water,
- Domestic sewage,
- Gas,
- Firewater,
- Heating,
- Gaseous fire suppression,
- Rainwater,
- Industrial cold water,
- Industrial hot water,
- Industrial sewage,
- Other pipe systems.
To design a pipe system:
- Place on the 3D View or on the level's plan:
- Configure pipe system parameters.
- Set route Parameters
- Determining connections between objects in the tab with a pipe system.
- Edit the route in 3D View.
- Placement of accessories and fittings on the route automatically or manually.
Pipe accessories and Duct accessories can also be objects that take part in the definition of connections to create a route for a pipe system. To do this, the object category must contain a description of the end port that matches the system category.
Duct Systems
The Duct systems section in the Project explorer is intended to display all the available duct systems.
- Ventilation,
- Exhaust,
- Pressurization,
- Smoke exhaust,
- Vacuum,
- Other duct systems.
To design a duct system:
- Place on the 3D View or on the level's plan:
- Configure duct system parametrs.
- Set route Parameters
- Determining connections between objects in the tab with a duct system.
- Edit the route in 3D View.
- Placement of accessories and fittings on the route automatically or manually.
Pipe accessories and Duct accessories can also be objects that take part in the definition of connections to create a route for a duct system. To do this, the object category must contain a description of the end port that matches the system category.
Electrical Systems
The Electrical systems section in the Project explorer is intended to display all the available electrical systems.
- Lighting circuit,
- Power circuit,
- Other electrical systems.
To design a electrical system:
- Place on the 3D View:
- Configure electical system parametrs.
- Determining connections between objects in the tab with a electical system.
- Edit the route in 3D View.
Plumbing Fixture, Equipment, Mechanical Equipment, Pipe accessories and Duct accessories can also be objects that take part in the definition of connections to create a route for a duct system. To do this, the object category must contain a description of the end port that matches the system category.