Add MEP System to System Browser

Open the MEP System Browser by doing one of the following:

• from Window > Palettes menu, or
• use the shortcut from the MEP toolbar

  
  
  

1. In the System Browser, click “Plus” [+] 
2. In the appearing dialog, click Select Elements.
3. Select System elements OR system start point:

   In the model, do one of the following:

   • Select the system start point (one MEP element as the start point for duct or pipe systems: Its port represents where the air or fluid will come from)
     • The start point element should be the open end of a route, or a connected Equipment or Accessory (not a terminal).
     • To see open ends and open connections in 2D views, turn on Open MEP Connections at View > On-Screen View Options.
   • OR select one or more MEP elements to be part of the system
     Tip: You can select elements from different MEP Systems; each system will be added separately

     
     
     

   • For each system, choose a valid start point from the System Start dropdown

     
     
     

     Note: If you later eliminate the System start point (for example, you add a terminal to the open end), the System is deleted from browser, because it has no open end. An alert will allow you to either undo this, or else continue - in that case, you can later add the System to the browser by using a different start point.
4. The new system is added to the browser in a “New Group”

   
   
   

5. Rename or organize Systems or groups

• Use the command icons to rename or delete any selected group or system
• To add a System to a different group: Click and drag the system onto a different group name