Shell and Core Building Services can cause an error


 Product(s):Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
 Version(s):V8i (N/A)
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Overview

For Shell and Core developments an SBEM error will occur if Stage of Analysis is set to As built, and then the Room is a shell area and building services systems have been assumed option is selected:

Method

In Hevacomp V25, the above settings will result in a generic SBEM error message when calculating results:

In Hevacomp V26, a new error message has been added to assist in diagnosing this issue:

At the As Built stage of development building services are expect to be fully defined. You will need to deselect Room is a shell area and building services systems have been assumed option to allow the calculation to proceed..