Product catalog

Summary

This page explains how to use the Hysopt product catalog to select components and load manufacturer data into your model. It covers automatic selection and manual selection by manufacturer, series, and part. It also explains how to review warnings and resolve unsuitable or unavailable results.

Catalog library

The Hysopt product catalog helps you select components quickly and accurately. It provides components from a range of manufacturers and loads their predefined parameters into your model.

The catalog supports two workflows:

Automatic component selection: Select a manufacturer and let the catalog algorithm select the best-fit component.
Retrieve an existing component: Select a specific catalog component to load its hydronic parameters into the model and represent the installed component digitally.

To use the product catalog, select a component in your Hysopt model.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. On the left, the ‘Parameters’ library is visible.

The Parameter library opens by default on the left. The Catalog library is the third library in the top-left menu. Select Catalog to open it.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. On the left, the ‘Catalog’ library is visible.

The selected component displays three catalog parameters: Manufacturer, Series, and Parts. If no component is selected, the parameter area indicates that no part is selected.

Manufacturer

Before selecting a component, select a manufacturer. Hysopt does not select components across different manufacturers. Select the pencil icon next to Manufacturer, then choose an available manufacturer. Do not select the link below the manufacturer name; it opens the manufacturer’s website. After you select a manufacturer, its name appears in the parameter field. You do not need to save this selection.

Manufacturers available in the catalog vary by component. Some manufacturers in your region may not be available. Review the available manufacturers for each component before making a selection.

For automatic component selection, selecting a manufacturer is sufficient. Select Optimise components to let Hysopt calculate the best-fit component, based on the manufacturer’s selection data. The selected part is not shown on the model canvas; it appears in the Catalog library.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. On the left, the selected Manufacturer is shown.

To view more information about the selected part, select the question-mark button next to it. The button opens the manufacturer’s official datasheet.

When you return to the Parameters library, Hysopt automatically fills in the parameters for the selected part. These values come from the manufacturer’s datasheet and represent the physical component more accurately than the generic values used without a catalog selection.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. On the left, the parameters of the component selection are filled in.

You can also display part information by adding a dynamic label to the component. Open the Text library and select the third button to insert a dynamic link. Then select the component on the Hysopt canvas to display its detailed parameters.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. A dynamic label shows the component’s parameterisation.

Series

If you do not select a series, Hysopt searches through all available series for the selected manufacturer. To restrict the search, select the pencil icon next to Series, choose a series, and select Confirm. You do not need to save the selection. The selected series appears below the manufacturer.

Select Optimise components to let Hysopt select the best-fit part from the selected series.

A component selected in the Hysopt model. The selection is made from the imposed series.

Parts

Each series contains different parts. To select a specific part instead of allowing Hysopt to find the best-fit part, select the pencil icon next to Parts and choose the required part. You can filter the available parts by specification. After selecting a part, select Confirm. The selected part appears below the selected series in the parameter panel.

After selecting a part, its specifications may not appear immediately under Selected part. If another part was selected previously, its information remains visible until you select Optimise components.

Warnings

Hysopt may display warnings after a component selection when it cannot find an optimal solution. The software still returns a selected part, even if that part may not be suitable in practice. Always review the warnings before using the selected part.

The most common warning is shown below.

The component selection results in a component with a different diameter than the connected pipe.

This warning appears when the selected component’s valve diameter differs from the pipe diameter by more than two sizes. Change the pipe size or try a similar part with a more suitable diameter.

Another common warning is shown below.

The component selection has not found a fitting part.

This warning appears when Hysopt cannot find an applicable result. The selected series may be incorrect, or the model conditions may be outside the component’s specifications. Try a different manufacturer or series, or adjust the model parameters.