HydraCAD has long been able to create a file that can be opened in the JCI/Tyco/SprinkCAD Fluid Delivery Time program. That program is required to open the exported file. Hydratec and SprinkCAD worked together to offer this tool.
The file can be created from HydraCAD using a process similar to AutoCalc. The following is from the HydraCAD manual and the HydraCAD Help file:
Note: The pipe to be exported must be sized. There must be a water supply, at least one flowing head tagged using the Operating Sprinklers command. The drawing should be raised to 3D before executing.
1. The menu command Create Tyco FDT File will create a file that can be opened and calculated in SprinkCALC with the FDT option. Select the command from the HydraTools->Tools->Export menu:
2. An informational message is displayed after launching. Press OK:
3. The below dialog box appears. If the drawing is not already elevated to 3D, pick 1. Raise Drawing to 3D. You will need to restart this command after the drawing is raised in this manner. If the drawing is already raised, pick 2. Generate FDT File:
4. This displays the AutoCalc Setup FDT dialog. None of the settings here affect this particular process, so just pick the Calc button:
If you get an error message, the most probable cause is un-sized pipes. You can cancel the process and size them; otherwise, proceed and fix those pipes in the Tyco program.
5. If there are no errors, the Save As dialog box will appear. Choose a location and give the file a name. The file will have the tych extension:
6. You will get a message stating that you are creating a new file and are given the opportunity to copy the header data from a file you have already created.
Select Yes if you have the Header Data already entered into an existing job. Select No to open the following dialog box where you can fill in the appropriate information and press OK when you are finished:
7. A message will appear indicating that the file was created. You should now be able to open the file in SprinkCAD FDT:
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