Signing In
Once the application is open, sign in with your account.
Sign In at the Top Right
Navigating THRUX
Workspace Toolbar
The left-side toolbar is the Workspace Toolbar. The purple shading indicates an open and active Workspace, while grey shading only indicates an open Workspace.
Workspace Toolbar
Workspaces can be detached to separate windows by clicking and dragging the Workspace’s icon in the Workspace toolbar.
These windows can be docked by clicking Dock in the top right of the undocked window.
Docked One-Line separate from the main application
Docking Workspaces allows Workspaces to be viewed on multiple monitors
Explorer Toolbar
Explorers and other Utility tools can be found on the Explorer Toolbar on the right-side toolbar. These tools can be pinned to always be visible (pin icon).
Using the Properties Explorer and Flag Tracker while working in the One-Line Workspace
Navigation Bar
Designers have the ability to search for anything within the model.
For example, if searching for a piece of Equipment, simply type the name.
Options will be displayed where something is found.
Navigation Bar
Selection will navigate you to the location within the application.
Navigating to the Schedule for MDB-1
Additional Commands
Zoom Extents allows the user to quickly pan to the center of the screen. Double click the mouse wheel to Zoom Extents.
Creating a New Project
Click the Home button, and then the Add (+) button to create a new Project.
The Home Screen is a Project portal that provides quick access to recent Projects
Opening an Existing Project
Existing projects or recently opened projects are shown below the Open Project section.
Check the recently opened lists to pick up where you left off
Project Settings
Project Settings are a set of customizable parameters on which to base the design.
Project Settings are accessible by clicking on File, and then Settings
Roadmap
To help guide the design process, refer to the Roadmap. Clicking on each node will bring you to that process.
Roadmap
Define Architecture
The goal of the Architectural Workspaces, Floor Plans and Elements, is to provide to visualize building geometry and complete load massing.
For electrical projects, you may not find it necessary to set up these Workspaces and instead, find it faster to manually input feeder lengths in the One-Line.
Architectural contraints can be imported from an Architectural Revit model or created manually.
The Elements Workspace allows you to modify the architectural elements of the model, like floors or rooms/spaces.
These elements can be created in the Floor Plans Workspace, or the Elements Workspace.
Building the Electrical Model
Overview
There are three (3) main Workspaces to build the electrical system.
These include: Riser, One-Line, Schedules.
Reports of a model can be generated at any time using the Studies Workspace.
Hosted vs. Unhosted Systems
If a piece of Equipment is not fed from a source, then it is designated as Unhosted. During the stages of design, it is common to model hypothetical scenarios before all information is known. For example, as part of a larger project, an Architect may decide to create a space dedicated for a computer lab, but not yet decide on its exact location. While the location is not yet finalized, you can still model an Unhosted System with the intent of attaching the system to the main network in the future. Modeling Unhosted Systems allows flexibility when the source of a network is not yet known or if you want to create segregated distribution networks and tie them together at a later time.
Riser
One-Line
- Add a Source
- Add Equipment
- Splitting Loads
- Add Equipment
- Copy/Paste Equipment
- Delete Equipment/Delete Network
- Dragging/Rehosting Equipment
- Navigate
- Expanding/Collapsing Equipment
- Changing Multiple Equipment Properties
- Reset to Code Minimum
- Correcting Voltage Drop
- Workspace Toolbox
- Creating a Transfer Switch
- Settings
- Bus Duct
Schedules
- Open Schedule
- Adding, Deleting, Editing Equipment
- Copy/Paste Circuits
- Select All
- Reset to Code Minimum
- Moving, Rehosting Equipment, or Reordering Circuits
- Lock/Unlock
- Adding OCPD’s
- Navigate
- Comparing Schedules Between Branches
- MLO - Main Lug Only
- Configure as Tap
- Converting Breaker/Switch and Fuse
- Multi-Pole Circuits
- Poles
- Schedule Views
- Exporting
Flag Tracker
Studies
Building the Mechanical Model
Complete building load calculations using the THRUX Mechanical engine.
Building the Plumbing and Fire Protection Model
Coming soon!
Pricing Model
The Pricing Model is built around the Electrical model and can be viewed in a few Workspaces. The Price Tracker is used to live monitor the price of the model. For example, as you change the location of a major equipment room, the Price Tracker would display order of magnitude estimates for that change. For a more complete tabular report, use the Pricing Report Workspace.
Equipment Rates is a customizable catalog which composes the bid for materials.
Project Management
Engineers are often tasked to study different alternatives or schemes and present them to the Owner.
The Issuance Log allows you to create Branches, while the Change Tracking Workspace allows you to compare Branches against the base Branch.
Project Management tools - Issuance Log, Change Tracking
Explorers and other Utility Tools
The right-side toolbar of THRUX is generally where the explorers or utility tools are located. Explorers can be pinned to always be visible while other explorers are being used.
Explorer Toolbar
Recovery Options
THRUX models are stored in the cloud and are periodically backed up. You can revert a model to a previous point in time via the Open Project window. Select your project and use the Restore command on the model you wish to roll back.
Automatic Updates
Whenever THRUX is opened, it automatically searches for updates.
Refer to the Version Number in the bottom right of the Status Bar.
To see an outline of updates between each Version, click on the information icon located in the top-right of the top menu bar.
Use the arrows to navigate between each Version.
Revit Interoperability
The Architectural information which comprise the Architectural Workspaces, Arch. Elements and the Floor Plans, can be imported from a Revit model.
In addition, a THRUX model can be exported to Revit. You can then fine-tune Equipment locations using Revit, and verify the integrity of the design using THRUX.
AutoCAD Interoperability
Schedules are exportable to AutoCAD or Excel.
Exporting Schedules to AutoCAD
Exporting Schedules to AutoCAD