LG Electronics

LATS CAD
User’s Manual
CAD Drawing & System Check Simulation Program’s Tutorial & Manual

LG Electronics
DEC. 24, 2019
Table of Contents

Table of Contents 2

System Requirement 6
Software .......................................................................................................................................... 6

Installation 7
Procedure for using LATS CAD................................................................................................. 7
Program installation..................................................................................................................... 7

Following 8
User Registration .......................................................................................................................... 8
LATS Execution ............................................................................................................................10
LATS CAD Window.....................................................................................................................11
Project Management .................................................................................................................12
Project Creation ...........................................................................................................12
Space Information Creation.....................................................................................................15
Building Creation (Using Excel Sheet) ...................................................................15
Building Creation (Using Master Menu)................................................................17
Floor Management......................................................................................................18
Room Management....................................................................................................19
Area Designation .........................................................................................................20
Environment Setting ...................................................................................................23
Equipment Positioning ..............................................................................................................24
Indoor Unit Positioning .............................................................................................24
Outdoor Unit Positioning ..........................................................................................27
AHU Positioning .........................................................................................................................29
Pipe Connection..........................................................................................................................34
Riser Hole Positioning ................................................................................................34
 Refrigerant Pipe Connection ....................................................................................36
Branching Pipe Connection ......................................................................................38
Drain Pipe Connection ...............................................................................................39
Material Index...............................................................................................................41
Drawing Check ............................................................................................................................42
Drawing Check _Pipe Design Check.......................................................................42
System Check ...............................................................................................................43
Checking Drain Validation ........................................................................................47
Refrigerant System Diagram Drawing ..................................................................................49
Building Board Composition ....................................................................................49
Schematic(Refrigerant) Diagram Equipment Arrangement..............................50
Control Diagram Drawing ........................................................................................................52
Layer Arrangement......................................................................................................52
Outdoor Unit Property Information Change........................................................52
Controller Positioning ................................................................................................53
Control Cable Model Setting ...................................................................................54
Control Wiring..............................................................................................................54
Wiring remote control ...............................................................................................55
Control Riser Hole Positioning ................................................................................56
Control Remarks ..........................................................................................................56
Checking Communication line Validation.............................................................57
List of Control Equipment.........................................................................................58
Schematic(Control) Diagram Equipment Arrangement.....................................59

Function Description of Each Icon (Include Ribbon Menu) 61

Equipment Editing......................................................................................................................61
Rotate Equipment........................................................................................................62
Move Equipment .........................................................................................................63
Copy Equipment ..........................................................................................................63
Delete Equipment........................................................................................................66
Rotate Equipment (180).............................................................................................66
Equipment Assignment..............................................................................................67
Match Equipment Property.......................................................................................68
Piping Equipment........................................................................................................69
Equipment and Pipe Index........................................................................................73
Property Information ..................................................................................................74
Auto-arrange Indoor Unit .........................................................................................76

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 Material Scale (in Material Index) ...........................................................................82
Control Wiring..............................................................................................................82
Wiring remote control ...............................................................................................84
Control Cable Model Setting ...................................................................................86
Control System Diagram Drawing .........................................................................................87
Building Board Composition ....................................................................................87
Schematic (Control) Diagram Equipment Arrangement ...................................88
System Validation Check ..........................................................................................................91
Drawing Refresh...........................................................................................................91
Checking Connect Condition (Drawing Check)...................................................91
Checking Refrigerant Pipe Validation (System Check) ......................................95
Checking Drain Validation (Drain Check)........................................................... 102
Checking Communication Line Validation (Control Check).......................... 103
Project Save AS........................................................................................................................ 103

Function Description for Each Tab of Pallet Menu 104

Master Menu and Symbol Menu ........................................................................................ 104
Main Tab (Master Menu)....................................................................................................... 105
Environment Setting (Project and Configuration) ........................................... 106
Project Information .................................................................................................. 107
Space Information .................................................................................................... 107
Layer Tab (Master Menu)...................................................................................................... 118
Layer On/Off.............................................................................................................. 118
Layer Control ............................................................................................................. 119
Indoor Unit Tab (Symbol Menu) ......................................................................................... 120
Indoor Unit Information ......................................................................................... 121
Positioning for each Product Type ...................................................................... 124
Outdoor Unit Tab (Symbol Menu)...................................................................................... 126
IDU Logical Relationship ........................................................................................ 127
Outdoor Unit Information ...................................................................................... 128
Multi Type Equipment Positioning ...................................................................... 130
Pipe Material Tab (Symbol Menu) ...................................................................................... 133
Riser Hole ................................................................................................................... 134
Y-Branched Pipe ....................................................................................................... 135
Branch Coupler.......................................................................................................... 136
ODU Connector ........................................................................................................ 137
Header ......................................................................................................................... 138
 HR Unit........................................................................................................................ 139
BD [Y Branch]............................................................................................................. 141
BD unit Coupler ........................................................................................................ 141
BD Unit........................................................................................................................ 141
Drain T......................................................................................................................... 142
Drain Cap.................................................................................................................... 143
Drain Exit..................................................................................................................... 143
Control Solution (Symbol Menu) ........................................................................................ 144
Controller Positioning ............................................................................................. 145
Control Riser Hole Positioning ............................................................................. 146
Material Remarks (Symbol Menu)....................................................................................... 147
Branching Pipes connecting between Outdoor Units .................................... 148
Branching Pipes ........................................................................................................ 148
Branching Pipes (Multi)........................................................................................... 149
Header Branching Pipes ......................................................................................... 149
HR Unit........................................................................................................................ 150
BD Unit........................................................................................................................ 150
Pipe Notes & Pipe Notes(Single Index) ............................................................. 151
Control Note.............................................................................................................. 151
Control Connection Detail Diagram.................................................................... 152
Control Product Detail Diagram........................................................................... 152
Control Solution note.............................................................................................. 153
User Symbol Define Function (Symbol Menu) ................................................................ 154
Make the new model as user symbol define function .................................. 154
Add the user defined symbol model in project .............................................. 158
Precautions ................................................................................................................. 162

Others 163
Utilizing Automatic Save Function...................................................................................... 163

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