Placing Air Terminals

1. Open a view containing the duct system where you want to add an air terminal.
2. Click Systems tabHVAC panel Air Terminal, and in the Type Selector, select an air terminal type.
3. On the ribbon, specify mode options:
   • Load Family. Loads component family.
   • Model in-place. Lets you create a new family of a specified component that will be available only in this project.
4. On the ribbon, verify that Tag on Placement is selected to automatically add a tag. Then specify the following tagging options on the Options Bar:

   If you want to...	then...
   change the orientation of the tag	select Horizontal or Vertical.
   load additional tags	click Tags.
   include a leader line between the tag and the terminal	select Leader.
   change the default length of the leader	enter a value in the text box to the right of the Leader check box.

5. On the Options Bar, for non-hosted air terminal options, specify
   • Rotate after placement which rotates a component after placing it in the view.
     TipYou can also press the Spacebar when placing a component to rotate it in 90 degree steps.

   Some air terminals are hosted components that must be placed on a work plane.

6. If you selected a hosted air terminal, click Place on Work Plane to specify a host component.
   TipWhen placing an air terminal on a work plane, it may be necessary to Pick a Plane in the Workplace dialog, or select a Placement Plane on the Options Bar when placing the component.
7. Move the cursor to where you want to place the air terminal and click.
8. Click Modify.

Specify component elevation

9. If you are placing an un-hosted component, select the air terminal, and in the Properties palette, enter an Offset value to specify the elevation.

In some cases, air terminals may be placed so that the location of the connector is not inside a space. The room calculation point is used as a search point to determine what space the air terminal is in. You can edit the family for the air terminal to enable the Room Calculation Point, and then move the location of the calculation point so that it is located inside the space. In the Family Editor, in the Properties palette, enable Room Calculation Point. Edit the location of the Room Calculation Point so that it is located inside the space.