Unbeknownst to many, HydraCAD has a series of training drawings (templates, actually) to help users learn to draw and to give examples of common drawing situations. They are accessed by picking the HydraTools pulldown menu, pick Tools and pick Training Drawings:
We add new drawings every now and then. The current list is:
- 2D Version of Demo Drawing – this template is for those familiar with older versions of HydraCAD, but are not familiar with the SMaRT/3D way of doing things. You can take this drawing and add elevations and riser nipples for practice
- A – Training Job 1 – Background through I – Training Job 1 – Post AutoList – these templates take a fairly complex drawing through the various stages of construction. You can choose one and take it to the next step, or you can just look at them to see how things should be done
- Denoting a Peaked Roof – Wet – this template explains how to elevate a system installed under a (typically) wood peaked roof
- Elevating Pipes That Cross Two Differently Elevated Structures – for use with piping that shows how to properly elevate a drawing that has piping that crosses two differently elevated structures
- Mutli-Floor AutoCalc Example – this template shows a five story building and how to 'jump' from one floor to another to calculate the piping
- Pumproom – this is a drawing as opposed to a template. It shows what can be drawn using the 3D fittings accessed from the Listing toolbar
- Special Riser Nipple – Cross Swing Joint – a specialty template
- Tutorial Background – this is the structure of the building in the tutorial, for those that wish to skip right into inserting elevations and heads and piping
If there are other situations you wish to see, please let us know and we will create them.
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