Entering fire safety equipment
Buildings and industrial establishments must have the necessary fire protection installations to enable fire detection, control and extinguishing according to the characteristics of the sectors.
In the "Installation" tab, in the "Equipment" group of the main toolbar, there are options for entering fire safety equipment:
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire hose reels
- Dry standpipes
Includes the supply inlet on the façade and the outlet on the ground floor.
- Hydrants
- Alarm buttons
- Alarm systems
Includes acoustic sirens.
- Detection systems
Includes optical smoke detectors and thermo velocimetric detectors.
Defining fire protection equipment
The definition of the individual fire protection equipment is made when it is entered. For this purpose, the necessary information must be entered in the "Equipment" section, including the "Catalogue" and the "Reference".
By clicking on the help button on the right-hand side, the "Selection" window opens, where it is possible to import this data from the manufacturer catalogues or from the program's generic element library:
- Manufacturer catalogues
Allows users to select the type of fire safety equipment from the generic element libraries. These can be managed from the "Catalogues" option in the "BIM Model" group of the general interface.- Manufacturer / Reference
- Library of generic elements
Allows users to select the type of fire safety equipment from the generic element libraries. These can be created and edited from "General options" in the "BIM model" group of the general interface.- Reference
Signs for fire protection equipment
When entering fire safety equipment such as fire hydrants, fire extinguishers or detection systems, the program can define and enter their "Signs" simultaneously in the equipment.
By activating the "Selection by manufacturer catalogue" checkbox, the signal is defined. By clicking on the help button on the right, the "Catalogue" and the "Reference" of the product can be selected from the available sign manufacturers.
Area covered by fire protection equipment
When entering certain fire protection equipment such as equipped fire hydrants, fire extinguishers or alarm buttons, the program dynamically displays the area covered by their protection by means of shading.
Symbols for fire protection equipment
To activate or deactivate the display of the symbols on the floor plan of the fire protection equipment, the "Show/Hide symbols" button in the "Own elements" panel, which is located by default at the bottom left of the general interface, can be used.
