Last year we added a new feature to HydraCAD that allows users to add Fittings, Valves and Backflows to the drawing in order that they may be picked up in AutoCalc and brought over to HydraCALC. The command is Add Calculation Fittings from the Calculation toolbar:
Pick this command. This will display a dialog box explaining the steps needed to add these fittings:
Step 1 is Raise the Drawing to 3D. Pick this button if your drawing is not already in the System Model mode. Then, pick the Add Calculation Fittings command again.
Step 2 will Add or Remove fittings to the pipe you want. Pick this button. You will be asked to select the pipe to add fittings to. In the example below, I am picking the riser pipe.
After selecting the pipe, you will be asked to select the fitting, etc, to add. Note that this is the same dialog box found in the HydraCALC standalone program:
If you want to remove fittings, pick the Clear button and pick OK or select new fittings
Step 3 is used to return the drawing to 2D
Step 4 is an optional step that will scan the drawing an add text alerting you to which fittings have been added, and where. This is not necessary for the proper operation of the program, but is simply there for your own information:
The H-Factor 
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