BentleyHevacompV8iTutorial

BuildingandAnalyzingaSmallOfficeBuilding

Inthistutorial,youwillusethedatatoolsinHevacompV8itodesignandbuildanenergymodel.Inaddition,
youwillusetheloadcalculationtoolinHevacomptorunapeakloadcalculationonyourbuilding.Finally,you
willusethesimulationtoolsinHevacomptorunanalysisonyourbuilding.

BentleyHevacompV8iWorkshopTutorial
MechanicalDesignerandSimulation
BentleyHevacompMechanicalDesignerPart1DataInput
1. LaunchBentleyHevacomp
a. LaunchBentleyHevacompV8ifromyourdesktopshortcut.

b. AcceptthedefaultuserbyselectingOK.

2. LoadDesignDatabase/CreateNewProject
a. ClickonDesigndatabasetolaunchHevacompV8iMechanicalDesigner
b. TocreateanewprojectselectHevacompProjectsastheactivefolderinthelefthand
window.ClickontheNewFoldericonintherighthandwindow.

c. EnterWorkshopProjectforPathnameandPickOpen.ThiswilllaunchDesignDatabase.
d. LaunchWindowsExplorer.Browsetoc:\HevacompProjects\WorkshopProject.Rightmouse
clickinthislocationtocreateanewfolder.NamethenewfolderCADFiles.Copythedxffiles
thatweresuppliedwiththisworkshoptothisnewlycreatedfolder.

3. LocatingyourBuilding
a. ClickonBuildingdatatolocateyourbuilding.

b. SelecttheUseworldmapglobetoselectalocationfromtheweathermap.

c. UsethezoomtoolstozoomintotheN.E.U.S.ZoomintodoubleclickandselecttheWest
Chester1WPA(ws).MakesurethatyourselectionislistedunderSelectedlocationandpick
thegreencheck.

d. WestChester1WPA(ws)shouldnowbeyourselectedlocation.
e. MakesureyourBuildingtypeissettooffice.
f. Clickthegreenchecktoaccept.

4. ViewingandModifyingWeatherData
a. ClickonWeatherdatatoviewtheweatherdataforWestChester1WPA(ws).


b. Browsethetabsatthetopofthiswindowtoview/modifyweatherdatafortheselected
location.
c. ClickontheNewsimulationdaystabinthiswindow.Whenchangingweatherlocationsitis
necessarytoaddtheenergyyearforthenewlocation.
d. TheAddnewenergyyearwindowshouldlisttheWestChester1WPA(ws)locationandthe
weathersource.ClickontheAddnewenergyyearbuttonnexttothiswindowtoaddthenew
locationtobeusedforannualsimulations.Thiswindowcanalsobeusedtoaddnewsummer
andwinterdesigndaysforsimulationasneeded.

e. ClickonthegreenchecktoexittheWeatherdatadialog.

5. Viewing,ModifyingandAddingOpaqueAssemblies
a. ClickonFabricdata.

Hevacompcomeswithapredefinedlistofopaquesurfaceassemblies.Youcanusethisdialogto
viewandmodifytheexistingassembliesusingtheeditingfunctionsprovided.Inthisexercisewe
willcreateanewwalltypetouseonourproject.

b. Followthestepslistedbelowtocreateanewwallassembly:
i. ClicktheAddwallbutton.

ii. ClickonAddlayer.Select14.Plasterintheleftwindowand36.ASHRAEGyp.Board
intherightwindowoftheAddlayerdialog.Enter.5forThicknessoflayerandpick
Ok.


Youwillnoticethatthewallisbuiltfromtheinsidetotheoutside.
iii. ClickonAddlayer.Select10.Insulationintheleftwindowand53.ASHRAEBatt
insulationintherightwindowoftheAddlayerdialog.Enter3.5forThicknessoflayer
andpickOk.

iv. Usingthesamemethodmentionedaboveaddthefollowingthreelayerstofinishthe
newwall:
1. 15.Sheeting,39.ASHRAEFiberboardSheathingand.5In.thickness.
2. 1.Airgap,Unventilated,1.5In.thickness
3. 6.Brick,52.ASHRAEBrick,4In.thickness
v. EnterWorkshopWallforWalldescriptionandsetWalltypetoMass.
vi. ClickontheUpdatewallbuttontosaveyournewwallassembly.
vii. ClickonthegreenchecktoexittheFabricdatadialog.

6. Viewing,ModifyingandAddingGlazingTypes
a. ClickonGlazingdata.

Hevacompcomeswithapredefinedlistofglazingsurfaceassemblies.Youcanusethisdialogto
viewandmodifytheexistingassembliesusingtheeditingfunctionsprovided.Thesamebasic
principalsarefollowedtocreateanewglazingtypeusedtocreateanewwallassembly.Wewill
useexistingglazingtypesforourproject.


b. Aftergettingfamiliarwiththeexistingglazingdatadialogclickonthegreenchecktoexit.

7. Viewing,ModifyingandAddingFin(ExternalShadingDevices)Types
a. ClickonFindata.

HevacompcomeswithapredefinedlistofFins(externalshadingdevices).Youcanusethisdialog
toviewandmodifytheexistingassembliesusingtheeditingfunctionsprovided.Thesamebasic
principalsarefollowedtocreatenewfintypesusedtocreateanewwallassembly.Wewilluse
existingfintypesforourproject.

b. Aftergettingfamiliarwiththeexistingfindatadialogclickonthegreenchecktoexit.

8. SettingStandardsforyourBuilding

Thissectionfocusesonsettingupstandarddataforyourroomtypestobeusedasatemplateordefault
informationwhenyouapplyaspecificroomtypetoyourenergymodel.

a. ClickonStandard.


IntheJetDDBStandarddialogthereistheabilitytochangetheMasterdatabase(changeswill
affectthisprojectandallfutureprojects)ortheProjectdatabase(changeswillonlyaffectthe
currentproject).TheleftwindowcontainsalistofpredefinedBuildingtypesthatcomewith
Hevacomp.OnceaBuildingtypeisselectedintheleftwindow,astandardlistofRoomtypesfor
thatBuildingtypeisdisplayed.

b. MakesureProjectdatabaseisselected.
c. SelectOfficeastheBuildingtypeintheleftwindow.
d. SelectOpenplanofficeintherightwindow.
e. ClickonChangedatabase.

Viewthestandardinformationforthisroomtypeinalloftheavailabletabs.Wewillnotbe
changinganyofthedefaultinformationforthisroom.
g. Afterviewingallofthetabinformation,clickontheredXintheupperrightcornerandpick
Nowhenitpromptsyoutoacceptthedatachanges.
f.

9. SettingupProfiles
a. ClickonProfiles.

b. ClickonthetabsforTemp.,Plant,Gain,andOccupancytoviewthepredefinedlistsof
profilesforeachcategory.Allprofilesareeditableandyouhavetheoptionofcreatingyour
ownprofileforaparticularcategory.
c. ClickontheAnnualschedulestab.Thistaballowsyoutocreateholidays,changeplant
schedulesandroomschedules.


Wewillnotbeusingprofilesforthisworkshop.However,profilescanbeappliedthroughoutyour
projecttospecificcategorieswhichwillhaveadirectimpactonyoursimulationresults.
d. Sincewedidnotmakeanychangestotheprofiles,clickontheredXatthelowerrighttoexit
thedialog.

Onceyouhavedefinedyourlocation,weatherdataandstandards,youarewellpreparedtostartbuilding
yourenergymodel.Makesurethatbeforeyouproceedyouhavecopiedthedxffilessuppliedforthis
workshoptotheCADFilesfolderyoucreatedinstep2.

10. BuildingyourEnergyModel
a. ClickonCADinput.

b. Youwillbeaskedtoimportadxffileforyourfirstfloor.Clickonthegreencheckandbrowse
toc:\HevacompProjects\WorkshopProject\CADFiles\andselectthefilenamedLevel1.dxf.

c. Inthenewfloordialogboxenterthefollowinginformation:
i. Floor:1
ii. Floordescription:FirstFloor
iii. AngleforSouth:0
Theangleforsouthisdeterminedbycalculatingtheclockwiseangleoffofaverticalline
throughtheorthogonalfloorplantotruesouth.Seediagramonpage34.
iv. Finishedfloorlevel:0
Thefinishedfloorlevelforthelowestfloorisalways0.Theadditionalfloors/roofsare
addedonattheappropriatelevelabove0.Soifthesecondflooris140aboveLevel1
andtheRooflevelis280abovelevel1then14and28wouldbeenteredfortheir
floorlevelrespectively.Theactualelevationishandledbytheweatherfile.
v. DXFunits:inches
vi. Clickonthegreenchecktoaccepttheinput.

YourDXFfilewillnowbevisibleasareferenceintheCADinputwindow.


Next,youwillsetupyourCADinputdefaultsforyourenergymodel.Thesedefaultswillbeusedto
generateyour3Denergymodel.
d. FromtheCADInputmainmenuselectDefaults,Defaultdata.IntheCADinputdefaults
windowenterthefollowing:
i. RoomHeight:14
ii. WallHeight:14
iii. PartitionHeight:14
iv. DoorHeight:7
v. Windowheight:7
vi. Sillheight:1

Allotherdefaultsinthiswindowareok.Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourchanges.

Nextwewillbegintotraceoutourspaces,usingthedefaults,tocreateour3Denergymodel.
UnderDefaultsontheCADinputmainmenu,makesurethatOrthoOnandSnapOnareselected.

e. FromtheCADinputiconsselectthePencil(Traceroom)tool.Beginningintheupperleft
spaceyouwillusethistooltotraceouttheinsidecornersofthespace.Youwillnoticethat
thelineswillsnaptothecornerofthespacesandwillautomaticallymakethelinesstraight
duetotheOrthoandsnapsettings.Priortoplacingyourlasttracelineinthespace,youcan
rightmouseclickandpickCloseroomoutlinetocompleteyourroom.(YoucanusetheZoom
(magnifyingglass)tooltozoomintoaspecificspace).

f.

Onceyoucloseyourroom,aNewCADroomdialogboxwillappearalongwitha3Dgraphicof

theroom.Thesewindowsreflectthecompletedroombasedonthedefaultentriesfromstep
d.above.Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptthedefaultsettings.

g. IntheJetDDBCadroomcreationdialogenterthefollowing:
i. Roomreference:1101
ii. Roomdescription:OpenOffice
iii. ZoneNo.:1
iv. Standardbuilding:Office
v. room:Openplanoffice
vi. Spacetype:Conditionednonresidential
vii. ClicktheSettoStandardroombutton
viii. Numberofoccupants:Nexthighestroundnumber
ix. Clickthegreenchecktoacceptyourentries

Next,traceouttheremainingroomsusingstepse,fandgabove.Createtheroomsinthe
followingordersettingtheirRoomreferenceaslistedbelow.Finallyusetheinformationbelowto
entertheremaininginformationabouteachspace:

Upperright1102
Middle1103
Lowerleft1104
Lowerright1105

Reference Description Zone

Bldg.Type
Room
SpaceType
1102
OpenOffice
1
Office
Openplanoffice
ConditionedNR
1103
Entry/Lobby
2
Office
Reception
ConditionedNR
1104
OpenOffice
3
Office
Openplanoffice
ConditionedNR
1105
OpenOffice
3
Office
Openplanoffice
ConditionedNR

MakesureyouclickontheSettoStandardroombuttonandroundofftheNumberofoccupantsto

thenexthighestroundnumber.

h. Onceyouhavecompletedthecreationofyourfirstlevelspaces,clickonthe3Dviewicon
fromtheCADinputmainwindowtoviewyourcompletedfirstlevelin3D.

11. CreatingaNewFloorfromanExistingFloor

YoucancreatethenextfloorfollowingthestepsinSection10.Wearegoingtousethecopyfloorcommand
bycopyingthefirstfloortocreatethesecondfloor.

a. IntheJetDDBCADinputforfloor1window,selectFloors,Copyfloorfromthemainmenu.

b. IntheCopyfloordialog,fillinthefollowinginformationintheNewfloordatasection:
i. Floornumber:2
ii. Floordescription:SecondFloor
iii. Finishedfloorlevel:14
c. IntheNewroomreferenceareaofthesamewindow,changealloftheprefixnumbersfrom1
to2,andremovethe(2)attheend.

d. Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyoursettingsforthenewfloor.

e. IntheJetDDBCADinputforfloor1window,selectFloors,Changefloors.
f. IntheJetDDBCADfloorsdialog,pickFloor2Secondfloorandclickthegreencheckto
switchtothesecondfloor.(Noticethechangestotheroomreferencenumbers).

g. Tochangethereferencedbackground,selectDefaults,Defaultdatafromthemainmenuof
thiswindow.UnderFloordatafortheDXFfilenameclickonthethreedotstobrowseoutto
c:\HevacompProjects\WorkshopProject\CADFiles\andselectLevel2.dxfandpickOpen.
PickonthegreencheckintheCADinputdefaultswindowtoacceptthechange.

h. SelectRooms,DeleteCADrooms.PickthecenterofRoom2103.SelectYestodeleteCAD
Room2103.

i.

Usestepse,fandgfromstep10abovetotraceoutthetwonewspacesonlevel2.Makethe
left(smaller)roomreference2103andtheright(larger)roomreference2103Awiththe
followingsettings:

Reference Description
2103
Conference
2103A
OpenArea

Zone
5
5

Bldg.Type
Office
Office

Room
Meetingroom
Openplanoffice

SpaceType
ConditionedNR
ConditionedNR

Asdemonstrated,thecopyfloorcommandisthetooltouseforsimilarlevelsinabuilding.

Selectthe3Dviewiconfromthemainmenutoviewyourmodel.Youwillnowseethesecond
flooradded.

12. AddingaRooftoyourBuilding

a. FromtheCADinputwindow(itdoesntmatterwhichfloorisactive)selectRoof/floorsfrom
themainmenu.
b. SincewedonothavearoofthesoftwarewillpromptyoutoselectaDXFfile.IntheRoof
drawingsdialogbox,clickonthegreencheck.
c. Browseouttoc:\HevacompProjects\WorkshopProject\CADFiles\andselectRoof.dxfand
pickopen.

d. IntheNewroofleveldrawingdialog,enterthefollowing:
i. Roofdescription:MainRoof
ii. Levelatbaseofroof:28

iii. Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourentries.

ThedxffilefortheroofwillnowbevisibleinaCADinputwindowsimilartolevel1and2.Itis
importanttoaddyourroofinsectionssothatyoumaybeabletoelevatecertainpointsfora
slopedroof.

e. SelecttheAddroofsectionbutton.

Traceouttheleftsectionoftherooffirstusingthesamemethodaswhenyoutracedouta
roomspace.
g. Repeatthesameprocessfortherightsectionofroof.
h. SelecttheElevateedgebuttonandclickontheverticallineatthecenteroftheroof.
f.

i.

Enter7intheJunctionheightdialogboxandpickthegreenchecktoaccept.

j.

SelecttheSetuproofstabintheMainRoofdialogwindow.MakesurethatExtendwallsto

undersideofroofandcorrectroomvolumesisselected.
k. ClickontheSetupexposedroofsbutton.ClickOKwhenprompted.

Usingasimilarmethodfollowthestepsbelowtosetupgroundandintermediatefloors.
l. SelecttheSetupgroundfloortabintheMainRoofdialogwindow.ClickontheSetupground
floorsbutton.
m. SelecttheSetupintermediatefloors/ceilingstabintheMainRoofdialogwindow.Clickon
Setupintermediatefloorsbutton.
n. Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourentries.

Selectthe3Dviewiconfromthemainmenutoviewyourmodel.Youwillnowseeyourroof
addedtoyourbuilding.

13. AddingWindowsandDoors

a. FromtheCADinputwidow,selectFloors,Changefloorsfromthemainmenu.
b. SelectFloor1FirstFloorfromtheJetDDBCADfloorsdialogboxandclickonthegreencheck
toaccept.
c. Toplaceawindow,youwillusetheDXFbackgroundasaguideandyourdefaultsthatyouset
earlier.Zoomintoyourfirstspace.PickRooms,Addawindowfromthemainmenu.

d. HoverofoneedgeofawindowuntilyouseetheredXandpickthatpointasyourfirst
windowpoint.Movetotheendofawindow(oredgeoftheroom,windowswillnotplace
betweenwalls)andselectyoursecondpointtocompleteyourwindow.

Selectthe3Dviewiconfromthemainmenutoviewyourmodel.Rotateyour3Dviewandyou
willnowseeyourwindowaddedtoyourbuildingusingthedefaultssetupinSection10above.

e. Repeattheprocessabovetoaddallofyourwindowstolevel1inthebuilding.
f. UsethesamebasicproceduretoaddtheoneexternaldooronLevel1.InsteadofpickingAdd
awindowunderRoomsonthemainmenu,youwillselectAddadoor.
g. RepeattheAddawindowprocessforallwindowsonlevel2.Ignorethedxfgraphicsinroom
2103A,drawthewindowfromoneedgeoftheroomtotheother.

14. ModificationstoExistingEnergyModel


a. UsetheFloors,ChangefloorscommandfromtheCADInputmainmenutomakeyourfirst
flooractive.

Thefollowingexerciseshouldonlybedoneforsingularmodificationstoyourenergymodel.This
isnottheprocedurethatyoushouldusetomakeglobalchangestoyourenergymodel.See
Section15forglobalchanges.

TherearetwobasicmodificationsthatyoucanuseintheCADinputmodule.Youhavetheability
tochangethestructuralmakeupofaspacebyhoveringoverawallanddoubleclicking,oryou
havetheabilitytochangeinformationaboutaspacebydoubleclickingonthecenterofthe
space.

b. ToeditthestructureofRoom1101,hoveroveranyexteriorwallanddoubleclicktobring
uptheChangeroomdialogbox.(Thisisthesamedialogboxthatappearswhenyoufirst
createaroom).Allsurfaceinformationabouttheroomisavailableinthisdialogbox.Youcan
firstselectasurfaceinthelefthandwindowandmakemodificationstothatsurfaceinthe
righthandwindow.
c. SelectthefirstExposedwallintheleftwindow.Doubleclickonthe1nexttoWalltypeinthe
righthandwindowandselect(doubleclick)walltype12fromthewalltypedialog.

d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourchange.
DoubleclickonthecenterofRoom1101.
IntheRoom:1101dialog,changetheroomtoaMeetingroomandclickonSettoStd.room.
ChangethedescriptiontoConference.
ChangetheNumberofoccupantsto13.

i.
j.

Usethesamesteplistedinb.abovetoselectthelowerwallofRoom1104.
ClickontheUsefinsselection.ChangetheFintypeto12.

k. Repeatthisprocessforroom1105.
l. UsetheChangefloorscommandtochangetheactivefloortolevel2.
m. Usingthesameprocessdescribedabove,doubleclickonthecenterofrooms2101and2102
andchangethezonenumberto4.
n. Changethezonenumberofrooms2104and2105to6.
o. Inallcasesabove,youwillclickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourchanges.

15. MakingGlobalChangestoyourEnergyModel

a. BackontheDesignDatabasemainscreen,PicktheGlobalcommand.

Theglobalcommandallowsyoutoselectasingleroom,multipleroomsorallroomsandmake
globalchangestoanyofthefollowingcategories:
RoomData

 Occupancy
ThermalDesign
Gains
Lightingdesign
Roof
Floors
Walls
Windows
Doors
Thecommandworksthesameforeachcategory.Firstyouselectaroomorgroupofroomsand
selectwhichcategoryyouwishtogloballychange.Youwillthenselectthenewdataforthat
categoryandgloballychangetheinformationinallselectedrooms.Youalsohavetheabilityto
restrictyourglobalchangestoacertainexistingcondition.Thefollowingexercisewilluseglobal
commandtochangeallwalltypesinallspacestowalltype36(Thisisthewalltypewecreatedin
step5above).

b. SelecttheSelectroomstabfromtheJetDDBglobalchangesdialogbox.
c. OntherighthandsideofwindowclickontheAllroomsbutton.

d.
e.
f.
g.

SelecttheWallstabfromtheJetDDBglobalchangesdialogbox.
ClickontheboxnexttoWalltype.
SelectWalltype36fromthedropdownlistnexttoNewdata.
Clickontheglobetoapplytheglobalchanges.(Youmustclickontheglobetoapplychanges
beforeclickingonthegreenchecktoexitthisdialog.

BentleyHevacompMechanicalDesignerPart2LoadCalculations
1. DeterminingPeakMonth/Day

a. ClickonMaxigain.

b. OntherighthandwindowontheSelectroomstab,clicktheAllroomsbuttonandthe
Summaryselection.

c. ClickontheDesigndatatab.MakesurethatthefirstmonthisJanuary,thelastmonthis
Decemberandthedayofmonthissetto15.Also,makesurethattheRoomdesign
temperaturesaresettoResultantandIncludewindowfinsareturnedoff.

d. ClickontheResultstabtoviewthesummaryresults.Thesummaryresultsshowthat

thepeakmonth/dayisJuly15th.ThisdaywillbeusedasthepeakdayfortheASHRAE
RTSLoadCalculation.
e. ClickontheFullbuttonatthelowerlefttoviewtheFullresultsofallselectedrooms.

f.

ClickontheredXtoexit.

2. UsingPeakDay/MonthforLoadCalculation(ASHRAERTS)
a. ClickonASHRAERTS.

b. OntherighthandwindowontheSelectroomstab,clicktheAllroomsbuttonandthe
Summaryselection.

c. ClickontheDesigndatatab.UnderOutsideconditionssetyourDesigndaytoJuly15
andclickontheRecalculatebutton.


d. ClickontheResultstabtoviewthesummaryofthepeakloadcalculationsforeach
room.

e. ClickontheFullbuttononthelowerleftofthiswindowtoswitchtofulldetailedresults
foreachhourofthedayforeachroom.
f. BoththeSummarypageandFullresultpagescanbeexportedtoExcelforfurther
detailedcalculations.

BentleyHevacompSimulatorPart3Simulations
LaunchthesimulatorbyclickingontheSimulatoriconfromtheDesignDatabase.

1. ExternalShadowSimulation
a. ClickontheExternalshadowsiconfromthemainSimulatorwindow.

b. Setyourdesireddesigndayandgrading.Clickontheplaybuttontoviewtheshadowsimulation
throughouttheselectedday.Useyourmouse(leftbutton)tospinthemodelduringthesimulation.

2. SummerSimulation
Asummersimulationcanbeusedtosimulateairtemperaturesinaroomorroomswithoutmechanicalcooling.
Youcanthenfurtherusethissimulationtodeterminewhataffect,ifany,theadditionofnaturalventilationhas
onroomtemperatures,thereforereducingtheneedformechanicalcooling.

a. ClickonDesigndatafromthemainSimulatorwindow.

b. ClickontheModelstabandmakesurethatMultizoneairflowmodelisselected.Thiswillensurethat
theairflowanimationwillbeavailableinthesimulationresults.

c. Clickonthegreenchecktoacceptyourchanges.
d. ClickonSummersimulationfromthemainSimulatorwindow.


e. ClickontheSelectAllicontoselectallrooms.SetJuly4thasyourselecteddesignday.EnterSummer
SimulationunderDescriptionofsimulation.SelectContinueandContinueagainonthenextscreento
runthesimulation.

f.

SelectSummersimulationfromtheSelectSimulatorresultswindow.ClickontheGraphtabtoviewthe
resultsingraphformat.


g. YoumayviewdifferentroomsbychangingtheselectionnexttoSelectroomatthebottomofthegraph.
Clickontheanimationsymbolatthebottomofthegraphtoviewthedailytemperatureanimation.


h. Youcanchangethehourofthedaytoviewdifferentroomconditionsthroughouttheday.Clickonthe
greencheckwhendone.
i. BackontheSimulationresultsscreen,youmayalsochoosetoviewtheresultsindisplay(tabular)mode.
3. MaxiGainSimulation
AMaxiGainsimulationcanbeusedtosimulatedifferentdesignscenariosinabuildingonanannualbasis.
Theseresultscanthenbecomparedtootherdesignscenariostodeterminethebetteroveralloptionforthe
project.

a. ClickonMaxigainsimulationfromthemainSimulatorwindow.

b. ClickontheSelectallicontoselectallrooms.MakesurethatyourStartmonthisJanuaryandyour
FinishmonthisDecember.EnterWorkshopunderDescriptionofsimulation.ClickonContinueand
Continueonthenextwindowtorunthesimulation.


c. OntheSimulatorresultsviewerunderSelectSimulatorresultsselectWorkshopandclickonthePrint
numericresultstabtoviewthesimulationresults.

d. Viewyourgainresults.Youmayusetheseresultstocomparewithotherexistingresultstocompare
designscenarios.


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