ArchitectPlacing an Energos label on the drawing

Command

Path

Create Label

AEC > Energos

The energy analysis results can be placed on the drawing in label form. The label is inserted as a page-scaled object.

To insert an Energos label:

Select the command.

Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation.

The first time you place a label in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Scaling Factor

Specifies the label size; increase the scale value to obtain a larger object

On Schedule

Select whether to include the label information in worksheets for reporting purposes

Display Type

Select the label format

 

Length

For bar labels, indicates the length of the bar

Draw As Placeholder

For bar labels, places loci on the drawing instead of the label. Use the loci as guidelines for creating a custom label.

Bar Height

For bar labels, indicates the height of the bar

Result Value

Select the category of results to display

Show Compliance Check

For bar labels with supported categories and selected compliance standards, displays the compliance levels on the bar

Label Setting

Opens the Energos Label Settings dialog box to determine which results should be displayed on the Object Info palette for convenient reference. All available detailed calculation results are listed for selection, or click Settings to choose a saved set of results. Place a check mark in the Show column to display the result.

Placing a check mark in a heading category automatically selects all sub-categories. To select or deselect specific data within the category, click the disclosure arrow. The category expands, listing all data for individual inclusion in or exclusion from the display.

See Using saved sets to manage the label saved sets.

Click Restore Defaults to return to the default parameter display on the Object Info palette.

Energos

Opens the Energos Project Settings dialog box; if any changes are made to the settings, click Update 

Update

Recalculates the energy analysis results and updates all labels, including labels within symbols, to reflect the latest changes

Energy Analysis parameters

Displays the energy analysis results, depending on the selections in the Label Settings dialog box

Energos results

 

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