2.4.2. Creating a new project<br>

### 2.4.2. Creating a new project

A new project is created by means of the “File / New project” command or by clicking on the “New project” button – first button on the “Program” tab. After creating a new project the “Project options” window is displayed. It consists of several tabs and is designed to specify basic data of the project. By default the “General data” tab is selected. The supply temperature specified here is a default value used when creating every new source in the project, whereas the temperature drop is also a default value assigned to every new heat receptor. Usually the catalogues of pipes, fittings and radiators used in the project must be specified at first. To do this click the “Catalogues” button, select the catalogues in the left-hand window and move them to the right-hand window. It is also worth taking some time to look into other tabs, particularly the “Default types” tab, which defines default types of: pipes used for sizing pipe-runs in the project, radiators and implementation of terminal unit connections (available types cover those provided in the loaded catalogues of pipes). When default types are specified, then you will not have to indicate later the type to be sized.

Project options can be changed at a later stage of editing. To do this select “Options / General data” (F7) or “Options / Info” (Shift+F7) – each of these commands displays the project options window in the appropriate tab. You can then switch to other tabs.

Further in this section we assume that the project has one or more sheets with storey plans that constitute the base for the design (see section 2.2).