Users Guide

Swegon Revit Plugin

Contents
About this document ...................................................................... 3
Installing the software ................................................................... 3
Required third-party software ...................................................................................... 3
Installation ................................................................................................................... 3

Information for network administrators ..................................... 4

Starting the program ..................................................................... 4
Add CASA AHU............................................................................. 5
Add Air Handling Unit .................................................................. 6
Add room products devices ........................................................... 8

Swegon Revit Plugin

About this document

This document contains instructions on using Swegon Revit plugin.
The purpose of the plugin is to select different Swegon products with different
Swegon selection software and export products easily to MagiCAD. The
following software / product types are included
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ProUnit - air handling units

ProSelect - waterborne climate systems and air diffusers.

CASA - air handling units

Installing the software

Required third-party software
Revit

Revit MEP 2014, Revit MEP 2015 or Revit MEP 2016

MagiCAD (optional)
MagiCAD 2013.11 (with Revit MEP 2014)
MagiCAD 2014.11 (with Revit MEP 2014-2015)
MagiCAD 2015.4-2015.11 (with Revit MEP 2015-2016)

Installation
1.

Download setup file from

https://delivery.progman.fi/db_and_plugins.aspx?search=Swegon&hideDB=1&hideMisc=1

2.

Install setup
The 32-bit version of the program is installed by running
Swegon MagiCAD plugin for Revit 2015.5.1 32-bit.msi
The 64-bit version of the program is installed by running
Swegon MagiCAD plugin for Revit 2015.5.1.msi

Administrator privileges are recommended for installation

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Information for network administrators

Plugin requires connection to Swegon web site. Internet Explorer control is used
to browse web pages from proselect.swegon.se / prounit.swegon.se /
casa.swegon.se
Standard HTTP GET (TCP, default port 80 should be used) method is used to
retrieve files from the server. GET response includes file (mime
application/octet-stream). Your network firewall should allow such connections
(plugin runs inside Revit process)

Starting the program

In order to add Swegon air handling unit (ProUnit or CASA) or waterborne
climate units, click Revit Add-Ins ribbon tab and CASA AHU, Air handling
unit or Room products -button in Swegon panel. The plugin software will be
started.

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Add CASA AHU

Press the CASA AHU icon to open air handling unit selection dialog.

Units are sorted in the list by the units maximum airflow. Select one of the unit.
You may choose left or right-handed unit and see its image, rendered or
wireframe picture.
In rendered picture duct connections are following:
red - supply connection
yellow - extract connection
blue - outdoor connection
brown - exhaust connection
green circulation connection(not shown in MagiCAD drawing)
white kitchen hood connection(in MagiCAD drawing same as extract
connection)
After selections, click Export current unit -button to export unit to Revit.
When unit is added to Revit, this dialog will be opened.

Select systems for unit and click OK-button.

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Add Air Handling Unit

At first input your username and password.

Picture 1. Login dialog

Design unit and calculate it before you press Export Current Unit-button in down
left corner. You can export also duct compenents e.g. coils.

Picture 2. Designing unit in ProUnit

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Place unit to drawing. After unit is inserted, you can add duct parts if there are
any.

Picture 3. Unit is imported to drawing

You may see calculation results (from ProUnit) clicking Edit Type in unit
Properties window.

Picture 4. AHU properties window.

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Add room products devices

1.

Open project or add products to list. If there are some products which you
dont want to export to MagiCAD, click Select products to export-button.

2.

Uncross products which you dont want to export.

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3.

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Insert devices into the drawing using mouse

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By clicking left mouse button you can insert similar device over
and over again.

To insert next product, press enter/esc to change the device.