Audytor SET

The Audytor SET program is designed to graphically support the design and adjustment of central heating installations, cold, hot and circulation water installations as well as central cooling installations in which the medium is water or glycol water.

The Audytor SET program is designed to graphically support the design and adjustment of central heating installations, cold, hot and circulation water installations as well as central cooling installations in which the medium is water or water glycol solution.

A program with a built-in mechanism for importing building bases from Autodesk® Revit® and exporting the installation design to Autodesk® Revit®.

The Audytor SET consists of the following modules:

• Individual modules cooperate with each other and use a common 2D and 3D graphic environment.
• The modules can also work indepedently if it is necessary to design only one system of installation (except for the FC module).
• Each module is activated by a separate license key
• icense keys run individual modules in the Basic or Pro version (except for the FC module - it does not function independently).
• It is possible to run the program using a trial license.
• The FC module extends the possibilities of other modules with additional functions.

The latest version of Auditor SET introduced new features and a number of improvements to speed up the installation design process.

The main changes are:

• New concept of work with SET program.
• New Fast Calculation (FC) module, which allows you to perform fast, approximate calculations of the thermal load of rooms and preliminary calculations of installations.
• Improvements in the design process of surface installations.
• Changed layout of the bill of materials.
• Changed module for viewing catalog data and selecting devices from catalogs.
• Improvements related to drawing wires.
• Improvements in graphics.

The new Fast Calculation (FC) module in the SET Auditor provides the opportunity for simplified installation design. It also makes it possible to speed up the creation of professional designs

In professional design mode, elements of simplified design can be used to streamline the design process (fast estimation of heat loss in the absence of results from the OZC program, selection of space heating concepts, etc.).

Both the simplified design and the detailed professional design are saved in the same file, which facilitates further work with the project.

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This function enables calculation of the value of room thermal load in a simplified manner based on a few basic parameters.

Thanks to this function, the designer can select the appropriate method of heating the room and get an idea of the type of heating equipment to be used in the room.

The surface layout suggested by the program can be inserted into the floor plan drawing.

When performing fast calculations, the program selects radiator power and duct diameters even if the heat source is not entered. From the default values declared in the general data, it inherits the parameters separately for the installation with radiators, separately for underfloor heating and places a virtual source in the resulting drawing.

This function makes it possible to perform calculations for a group of underfloor radiators during the design process, before the complete calculation of the installation. Thanks to this, it is possible to quickly test the response of the calculation results to individual data (e.g. supply temperature, heating floor structure, diameter of the pipes, spacing of pipes, division into several circuits, etc.).

The function of quick selection of underfloor radiators allows to determine:

• possible supply temperature range for individual radiators 
• maximum supply temperature for the indicated group of radiators 
• proposed division of coils in order to meet the criteria of maximum hydraulic resistance and maximum length   
• proposed division of coils in order to reduce the differences in resistance between coils and to facilitate hydraulic balancing of the installation.

The Audytor program has long been able to import drawings in many popular formats. DWG and DXF formats are particularly suitable for technical drawings. However, in market practice, a large part of the documentation is provided in PDF files. Although it is a general format and not addressed to technical drawings, due to frequent use, the Audytor SET software has the option of importing drawings also in this format.

The graphic design has been changed in the program - both in terms of the graphic style and window organization. Thanks to this, they have become even more transparent 

Tools for quickly dividing and connecting polygons that define hotplates. One field can be divided into two or three equal fields - horizontally or vertically, respectively. The user can also indicate a dividing line using a broken line. At the same time, the option of combining several cooking zones into one has been introduced.

These functions are especially useful when designing underfloor heating, but can be used for sharing
and joining other polygons (e.g. room zones).

Depending on the shape of the room and the assumed coil pipe laying system, it is possible to impose a way of drawing pipes "bypassing" concave corners.

The function of automatic insertion of a heating zone in the room zone (so-called insertion around the cursor).

Extended range of mixing group schemes with the possibility of local mixing at the manifold.

The ability to easily use one DWG file containing architectural plans of many floors.

The user can indicate which parts of the DWG file are to be used on each floor and then adjust their position using precision panning tools.

When selecting objects using the window, the selection window is filled with blue, which improves its readability.

Readability of selected objects has also been increased by displaying them with all details in green.

The functions Leave selected lines and Leave unselected lines allow you to narrow the range of selected objects. After selecting a number of elements in the drawing window, you can then remove from the selection the items indicated in the table or just leave those items.

When you turn on critical flow display, the other elements of the drawings are displayed less intensively. This makes it even easier to orient yourself in the course of critical circulation.

The option of temporarily turning off the display of labels during design, improves the readability of drawings on the screen in situations where labels are not necessary.

The ability to export to Microsoft Excel not only individual tables, but also all tables and diagnostics at once. This significantly reduces exporting time if you need to save a number of tables.

The program has been equipped with the latest cooperation module with DWG and DXF files.

It allows among others:

• Loading DXF and DWG drawings in the newest versions.
• UNICODE text support for most characters to be displayed correctly.
• Export of drawings in the following formats: DWG, DXF, PDF, SVG, CGM, HPHL, SWF.
• Significantly faster display of complex drawings thanks to the simplified paint function.
• A more realistic export of drawings to DXF and DWG files.
• Saving raster drawings in DXF and DWG files.
• More convenient management of drawing layers

The function allows to create layout of corresponding to the levels on which rooms have been defined in Autodesk® Revit®. The transfer of data takes place via a file generated in Autodesk® Revit® using the Audytor gbXML plugin.

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• Possibility to import building bases from Autodesk® Revit® via a gbXML file, 
• Possibility to export data about the designed installation to Autodesk® Revit®..

A significant part of the parameters introduced at the beginning of defining the building are typical data for the entire building (the so-called default data). When entering general data, the user can define for each device default catalog symbol. This symbol is automatically assigned to each device in the drawing. The previously defined default catalog symbol can be changed at any time, also after inserting the device into the drawing. Changing the symbol of a device in the general data will change the symbols of all devices of a given type, unless the symbol has been “firmly” entered for a given device.

The data is edited in the table, which allows you to specify parameters for many drawing elements simultaneously. Linking the drawing to the table makes the element edited in the table highlighted in the diagram.

The data inheritance system allows you to:

• significant time savings at the data entry stage (without the need to repeatedly enter repeated data),
• very quick change of data in case of a change in design assumptions or creating variant projects.

• Import and export of drawings in DWG format
• The function of organizing the zones of risers in the development
• Data file backup system
• A mechanism that automatically generates an axonometric scheme of the designed installation
• Ability to display installation pipes with actual diameters
• Mechanism of intelligent duplication of installation elements
• The function of arranging labels on several storeys at the same time (in plan views and axonometry drawings) and a mechanism for duplicating labels on adjacent storeys
• Improving the drawing of sewage installations.
• A system of keyboard shortcuts to assign simple button combinations to the most used drawing tools.
• Improvements in editing drawing layer properties.
• Improvements in displaying information about the circulation by a given heater / receiver.  

Data can be entered to the program graphically on plan views or diagrams. The necessary information about the drawn elements are introduced into the tables associated with the plan views or diagrams. As a result of table approach, it is possible to edit quickly data related to single pipes, radiators, fittings, as well as whole selected groups of elements. Each component of the system is equipped with the validation and support system that allows to obtain information about the quantity being inputted or the relevant catalogue data.

In order to facilitate data entry, the software includes:

• The ability to edit simultaneously many system components.
• The possibility of using ready-made blocks.
• Intelligent functions duplicating any parts of a drawing horizontally and vertically, together with the appropriate renumbering of elements.
• Possibility to define an unlimited number of custom blocks consisting of any parts of the drawing.
• Quick access to auxiliary information on the quantities being inputted.
• The pop-up buttons facilitating access to frequently used components.
• Function dynamically linking data from a drawing with the data in the table.
• Functions connecting automatically fittings, radiators and other system components by pipes.
• Automatic creation of the risers on the basis of plan views.
• Editing data in tabular form giving the possibility of setting of parameters of multiple selected items at the same time.
• Dynamic linkage between the drawing data table highlights in the drawing, the element being edited in the table.

• Each inputted component is equipped with the validation and support system that allows to obtain information about the values or evokes the relevant catalogue, as well as test of data.

• While entering data the program checks its correctness on an ongoing basis. This allows a significant reduction in the number of errors. During the calculation process, complete data validation takes place. As the result of that the list of errors, warnings and hints is created. The list includes the information about the significance levels and the place of the problems.

• After the calculations, program analyses the obtained results. The analogue list of messages is created. Extensive system diagnostics enables the designer to fully assess the quality of the design. The program is equipped with a mechanism for quick search of where the error occurred (automatic finding a table, a row and a column with wrong data and faulty component is indicated in the drawing).

The program enables creation of the complete graphic documentation of the system design, thanks to the possibility of displaying the calculations results on the storey plan views. It is often required to enter the picture of the project under design. Pictures can be entered by reading pictures from a file, scanning or pasting from clipboard. After being entered, pictures frequently require levelling, calibrating, cropping and additional correction.

Technical drawings (eg. underlays) are now as a default created using computers. They are then available in the electronic format as files. Vector formats (eg. DWG, DXF, WMF, EMF) are the most suitable for technical drawings. Picture files can also be created as scans, then they are almost always available in the raster format (BMP, JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, GIF, ICO, PNG).

Usually, while loading the picture, it will be necessary to complete information from the dialogue Picture units. After the picture has been inserted into the program it is usually necessary to perform its levelling and cropping, also the calibration might prove necessary to adjust the picture to its electronic equivalent. It is possible to choose the resolution and quality of the scan and to save scanned documents in a selected graphical format. The program is equipped with scanners compatible with the TWAIN specification.

Drawing with marked room zones is necessary to create the design of the system. The designer can draw the room zones manually or load them together with the plan views form heat load program. If in the HL program the three-dimensional model of the building was created, the plan views together with heat load results will be imported to SET program. The building entered in tabular form will be loaded as a list of rooms with the results. 

The most comfortable mode of work using the full potential of cooperation between programs HL and SET: 

1. Loading building plan views from files such as DWG, DXF, WMF etc. to HL program.
2. Drawing in HL program a 3D model of the building and running the thermal calculations.
3. Loading results from HL program into SET program (heat load and floor plan views).
4. Drawing the system in software installation HL program and performing calculations.

Design of the system can be done in the diagram, in plan views and partly in the diagram and partly in plan views. 
In the case of drawing the system in plan views the program automatically creates a simple diagram “connecting” plan views.

In the case of drawing onplan views, the program automatically creates a simple diagram of risers, "fastening" individual projections. The program (Audytor CH, Audytor CC and Audytor H2O) has been equipped with a three-dimensional visualization module of the installation, analogous to the building visualization module, available in the Audytor HL program.

The program has a mechanism that automatically creates a set of project backups (up to 8 files).

Data files are backed up every time data is saved, with the new files overwriting the older files so that at least one copy of the file from each stage of the project work is always kept.

This function will allow you to recover the project file even if its last versions are overwritten or damaged.

The program is equipped with the function of automatic drawing of a heating pipe routing scheme in a spiral system.

Coils are created in all floor heaters on floor plans, taking into account the spacing of supply and return pipes as well as the indicated spacing between the pipes wherever possible, both in the basic zone and in edge zones.

The program also performs precise calculations of the generated coil length.

The program since version 7.1 has a mechanism that automatically generates the axonometric scheme of the designed installation.

Axonometry drawing can be printed or exported to DWG format, which allows to create a complete project documentation.

The axonometry schema also allows displaying the scheme of the entire installation in one drawing allowing for a more precise orientation in the project and selecting and simultaneously editing the element data on different floors, which significantly speeds up the procedure of design modification and installation adjustment.

Each inputted component is equipped with the validation and support system that allows to obtain information about the values or evokes the relevant catalogue, as well as test of data.

While entering data the program checks its correctness on an ongoing basis. This allows a significant reduction in the number of errors. During the calculation process, complete data validation takes place. As the result of that the list of errors, warnings and hints is created. The list includes the information about the significance levels and the place of the problems.

After the calculations, program analyses the obtained results. The analogue list of messages is created. Extensive system diagnostics enables the designer to fully assess the quality of the design. The program is equipped with a mechanism for quick search of where the error occurred (automatic finding a table, a row and a column with wrong data and faulty component is indicated in the drawing).

The results of calculation are presented in both graphical and tabular form. Format individual system component labels can be freely modified (the selection of displayed values and style of labels).

The format of tables can be changed (selection of displayed columns and rows, font sizes) and sorted according to any key. 
The tables contain the overall results and detailed results for individual devices, circuits and lists of materials and fittings. 
In the drawings with results, there are labels containing the data specific for the indicated device. The form of labels is fully editable. All results available for the specific element can be put on the label. Many formats of labels can be saved and later on changed immediately.

The calculation results can be printed on a plotter or a printer. The user can select the scale of drawing and use the print preview to determine how drawings will be printed.

If the drawing does not fit one sheet of paper, the program prints it in fragments, which then can be taped together. As a result, using even the simplest A4 printer, large drawings may be prepared. The program is also capable of storing drawings in DXF or DWG files. The saved drawings can then be loaded into other software, e.g. AutoCAD.

Tables with calculation results can be printed, or exported to other applications running in Windows environment (e.g. a spreadsheet, a word processor etc.).

Designers can draw heating systems using information about walls, windows and rooms, imported directly from Audytor HL software, or drawn in Audytor CH software.

The concepts of data inheritance and default data, as well as application of variables make the process of entering data on heating systems fast and flexible. Parameters of equipment are stored in tables, that enable easy and fast modification of one, several, or even all components of heating systems.

The ability to design several systems in one project in order to design the entire system for the building at the same time.

Program Audytor H2O enables to design very large water supply systems (even thousands of accessories and draw-off points).

Designers can create many heating systems in one project, or even in a single drawing. Heating systems alone can include even several thousands of radiator components.

The software selects diameters of pipes and insulation of pipes, presets of accessories, dimensions of radiators, flat stations, low loss headers, heat buffers, pumps, pump groups and many other components of heating systems.

Program is equipped with a highly efficient analysis algorithm of graph installations and efficient algorithms of selection of pipes, fittings and accessories, which allow to calculate large installations in in less than a few seconds.

The program without license keys can be used for viewing and printing projects and viewing the results of the selection of installation elements.

Designers can use the editor of labels, creating overview of materials and components of heating systems in order to prepare technical documentation of projects. Diagrams of heating systems can be divided into any number of drawings. Drawings themselves can be exported into the DWG format.

The program runs under MS Windows (10, 11) 32bit and 64 bit.

The minimum hardware:

• 1200 MHz processor, 
• 4 GB RAM, 
• 2 GB of free hard disk space,
• A color monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768,
• 500 MB free space on the hard drive,
• Compatible graphics card with OpenGL 2.0 and higher: all new graphics cards on the market should meet the minimum hardware requirements;

Vertical resolution requirements for the screen: 
- minimum - 768 points, 
- sufficient for comfortable work - 900 points, 
- the most convenient - 1080 points. 

Requirements for system font settings: 
- Windows Vista, 7, 8 - fonts "100% smaller", 
- Windows XP - "normal" fonts. 

The computer should have a graphics card that supports OpenGL technology in the version: 
- minimum 2.0, 
- sufficient for comfortable work: 3.3 and higher.