Hvac system configuration with automatic parameter generation

A method of designing a building control system using an engineering tool, the engineering tool having a user interface, a memory and a processor, the method comprising:

• the engineering tool accepting via the user interface of the engineering tool a user selection of a building control component that will be part of the building control system;
• the engineering tool displaying via the user interface of the engineering tool one or more options for the selected building control component, wherein each of the one or more options corresponds to an optional component that is available for use with the selected building control component;
• the engineering tool accepting via the user interface of the engineering tool a selection of one or more of the options;
• the engineering tool defining one or more points for the building control system based at least in part on the user selections, each of the one or more points having one or more point parameter values.

A system for designing a building control system, the system comprising:

• a memory for storing a specifier library that identifies available optional components for each of a plurality of building control components;
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• accept a user selection of a building control component for the building control system;
• access the specifier library to identify one or more options for the selected building control component, each of the one or more options corresponds to an optional component that is available for use with the selected building control component;
• display one or more of the identified options for the selected building control component;
• accept a user selection of one or more of the options for the selected building control component;
• and
• define one or more points based on the user selections, each of the one or more points having one or more point parameter values, at least some of the one or more point parameter values automatically populated from information that is stored within the specifier library.