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SprinkCAD (N1)

SprinkCAD (Pro II)

SprinkCALC

SprinkCODE

SprinkSLIC

SprinkFDT

Complete Fire Sprinkler System Design Including AutoCAD™ 2002

The Next Generation of SprinkCAD Design Software...

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SprinkCALC

SprinkCODE

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SprinkFDT

No need to purchase AutoCAD™ as a separate package – N1 is built on AutoCAD™ 2002 technologyExisting drawings, catalogs, report and strategy files work unchanged with SprinkCAD N1. Ease into the new features of SprinkCAD N1. None of the procedures for designing, calcing, or listing a job need be changed.

Integrated AutoCAD™, Head layout, Piping, Hydraulic Calculation and Stocklisting modules deliver a complete fire sprinkler solution.

SprinkCAD N1 is a complete Fire Sprinkler Drawing package. A library of tools is included to allow the drawing of basic building units such as walls, ceilings, beams, etc., as well as sprinkler piping elements. Perform multiple calculations until the desired pipe sizes are achieved and stocklist the plan without the need to run another program.

● Manually lay out any system quickly and easily with fast, accurate drawing tools.

● Use the powerful System Builder to design rooms, bays...even entire buildings in a flash.

● Complete the drawing with only the piping information desired.SprinkCAD N1 offers control of the type and style of information placed on the piping plan.

● Extensive database of sprinklers, pipes, fittings, valves and more.The database includes the latest extended coverage and special application sprinklers.

SprinkCAD N1, like SprinkCAD Pro II®, steps ahead of the pack once again to give the user all the benefits of a true, object oriented 3D model with the ease of a 2D layout.

Smart Drawing Interface (SDI)SprinkCAD N1 is the easiest sprinkler design program to learn and use. Drawing errors are displayed as they are made — many common errors are simply not allowed. Select which errors to track and how they should be displayed. Open ends of pipes can be displayed as a water leak in real time.

Smart Job InformationJob information, such as job name and job address, may be entered one time, on the drawing or in the SprinkCAD windows. Information entered in one place is automatically updated in the other. The information on the drawing has been expanded to over 100 items including all of the calculated hydraulic information.

Areas CommandThis great addition to SprinkCAD gives the user the ability to easily define specific portions of the drawing. These Areas may have default pipe elevations for the mains or branches, ceilings and of set elevations from a job reference. Required densities may be specified. Autopipe sizing uses these Areas to size only the pipe within the area or pipe used to connect the area to the source of water.

Double Click Edit and HintsDouble clicking any pipe allows viewing and/or editing of pipe values without having to select menu items.

Enable Drawing Hints and select hints to display. Hovering over any pipe displays the selected information for that pipe.

Auto BreakInserting sprinklers, risers, drops or perpendicular pipes automatically breaks the pipe where they are connected. Erasing any of these elements "unbreaks" the pipe.

Auto Hanger InsertionSelect the hanger types to insert — the system will place the hangers per the required spacing rules and can add extension pipes for connections to structural members as required.

and more... Request your FREE Demonstration Disk or call for sales assistance.

Complete Fire Sprinkler System Design

The Next Generation of SprinkCAD Design Software...

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SprinkCAD (Pro II)

SprinkCALC

SprinkCODE

SprinkSLIC

SprinkFDT

Compatible with AutoCAD 2000, 2000i and 2002.Existing drawings, catalogs, report and strategy files work unchanged with SprinkCAD Pro II®. Ease into the new features of SprinkCAD Pro II®. None of the procedures for designing, calcing, or listing a job need be changed.

Integrated Hydraulic Calculation and Stocklisting modules deliver a complete piping solution.SprinkCAD Pro II is a complete Fire Sprinkler Drawing package. A library of tools is included to allow the drawing of basic building units

such as walls, ceilings, beams, etc., as well as sprinkler piping elements. Perform multiple calculations until the desired pipe sizes are achieved and stocklist the plan without the need to run another program.

● Manually lay out any system quickly and easily with fast, accurate drawing tools.

● Use the powerful System Builder to design rooms, bays...even entire buildings in a flash.

● Complete the drawing with only the piping information desired.SprinkCAD Pro II offers control of the type and style of information placed on the piping plan.

● Extensive database of sprinklers, pipes, fittings, valves and more.The database includes the latest extended coverage and special application sprinklers.

SprinkCAD Pro II steps ahead of the pack once again to give the user all the benefits of a true, object oriented 3D model with the ease of a 2D layout.

We're Listening! — Many new and updated functions based upon the requests of our users.

NEW Smart Drawing Interface (SDI)SprinkCAD Pro II is the easiest sprinkler design program to learn and use. Drawing errors are displayed as they are made — many common errors are simply not allowed. Select which errors to track and how they should be displayed. Open ends of pipes can be displayed as a water leak in real time.

NEW Smart Job InformationJob information, such as job name and job address, may be entered one time, on the drawing or in the SprinkCAD windows. Information entered in one place is automatically updated in the other. The information on the drawing has been expanded to over 100 items including all of the calculated hydraulic information.

NEW Areas CommandThis great addition to SprinkCAD gives the user the ability to easily define specific portions of the drawing. These Areas may have default pipe elevations for the mains or branches, ceilings and of set elevations from a job reference. Required densities may be specified. Autopipe sizing uses these Areas to size only the pipe within the area or pipe used to connect the area to the source of water.

NEW Double Click Edit and HintsDouble clicking any pipe allows viewing and/or editing of pipe values without having to select menu items.

Enable Drawing Hints and select hints to display. Hovering over any pipe displays the selected information for that pipe.

NEW Auto BreakInserting sprinklers, risers, drops or perpendicular pipes automatically breaks the pipe where they are connected. Erasing any of these elements "unbreaks" the pipe.

NEW Auto Hanger InsertionSelect the hanger types to insert — the system will place the hangers per the required spacing rules and can add extension pipes for connections to structural members as required.

and more... Review the FREE Demonstration Disk or call for sales assistance.

Advanced Hydraulic Calculations

Oh my!! The AHJ just asked for the calculations to be balanced and presented in metric using the Darcy-Weisbach method...

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Welcome to the newest and most advanced hydrauliccalculation program available today... SprinkCALC

● Metrics, U.S. units, mixed units... Hazen-Williams, Darcy-Weisbach... it doesn't matter, SprinkCALC does it all and with ease. Work in familiar units and let the system do the conversions.

● Simply change the desired calculation method and in seconds view the new results.

● Things change... Quickly customize or build any pipe or fitting equivalent table for use on any material available today or tomorrow.

● Simple input screens allow complex sprinkler systems to be input and edited with ease. CALC anything from a simple tree system to a multilevel looped dry system fed by a wet grid supplied by a fire pump and city water.

As easy as 1-2-3?

Generate a quick straight system and then change the complexity as much or as often as desired. Rotate the system for a full 3D view.

Prefer the old way of node to node input? It's there with some new twists.

Don't like the output format? Change It!With SprinkCALC?s powerful WYSIWYG interface build the dream system in just minutes. Set up customized input and output formats... as many as desired.

SprinkCALC — The newest and most user friendly hydraulic calculation program on the market.

Interactive NFPA 13® Code Selector

Quick — What's the required density and area for...

Whether it's an estimate or the final design, this Code Expert is an essential member of your staff.

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The codes are not getting any simpler. When the complex details of storage height, ceiling height, aisle widths, pallets, bins, encapsulation, commodities, plastics, etc. make the difference between a bid and a contract, between a proper design or a review nightmare, you'll be glad SprinkCODE is there to guide you.

● Intelligent interactive screens offer the choices needed to quickly and accurately narrow the options for the desired system density and coverage area, (or special application sprinkler). Within seconds the available options can be displayed for any NFPA 13 1999 code requirement. NFPA 13 1996, NFPA 231/231C 1995 and 1998 are also referenced.

● During the process of selecting the desired hazard options, simply select the NFPA 13 1999 requirement detail and the page of the code will appear for review or printing.

● Job information can be entered at estimate time and used later for the final design — making it easy to keep the decision process in order and on file.

● The Flow Graph option quickly displays the 1.85 Hydraulic Graph and includes options to display flow test curves, fire pump curves and combined curves as desired.

● In the unlikely event that help is ever needed for the operation of SprinkCODE, a comprehensive Help system is only a click away.

So put away that dog-eared copy of the Code...a licensed electronic copy of the NFPA 13 1999 code is supplied with SprinkCODE CD. This enables verification of the options selected in detail, and allows a fresh copy of the applicable code to be printed.

Complete Fire Sprinkler Stock Listing

Right on site! Ain't that SLIC?

The name of the game is "PIPE ON THE JOB" and Stocklisting is the bridge between design and installation.

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SprinkCALC

SprinkCODE

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SprinkSLIC has power and depth yet is the easiest stand-alonestocklisting software to learn and use. Fast input and clear screens make creating and interpreting detailed pipe fabrication a breeze.

SprinkSLIC is built on the popular SLIC program that has been used industry wide for many years. This new versionmakes use of the latest technologies and brings this powerful program new life. Fully Windows compatible — say goodbye to DOS screens and printing problems.

● Keep accurate records of past and prospective jobs with the List Manager. List Manager stores projects and all the stocklists within those projects.

● Take full control of the List Fabricationsettings to determine the exact material to be used for the project, such as pipe schedules,stock lengths, etc.

● Color codes, special handling , bundling options, cutting sequences and pipe cutting optimization are just a few of the features that are indispensable in SprinkSLIC.

● List the hangers and view thecomponents of each hangerassembly — no matter how complex.

● On-line support and comprehensive on-disk tutorials shorten the learning process.

● A simple table of contents makes finding help on a specific topic quick and easy. Tutorials give step-by-step instructions to complete a task.

● Build simple or complexassemblies to be used on any project. Build it once and use it for any job. Build as many as desired.

● SprinkBASE — This powerful yet simple database management module allows creation and editing of all kinds of data records like hangers, user-defined kits and assemblies. Data is stored in a universal MDB file format but the interface has been simplified — no post graduate degree required.

SprinkBASE can be installed and maintained on a networkserver providing multiple access to the required parts lists while keeping the information in the Master Database secure.

● Manage parts, labor and pricingfor all SLIC catalog items withsimplicity and security.

SprinkSLIC interfaces with SprinkCAD, HydraCAD and GEM Lister files. Custom file extraction functions can be added by our programming staff to allow interfacing withmost accounting software programs — just call for a quote.

Welcome to SprinkFDT – The first dramatic advancement in Fire Protection Technology since the introduction of hydraulically calculated gridded systems over 30 years ago.

SprinkFDT is the latest software offering from SprinkCAD, a division of Tyco Fire and Building Products, in Lansdale, PA. SprinkFDT (Fluid Delivery Time) now empowers a sprinkler designer to accurately predict the time it takes to trip a dry valve and deliver water to the remote area without the requirement of a physical trip test (see NFPA 13 2002, chapters 7 and 11).

Simple input and summary screens allow the user to quickly define a sprinkler system and evaluate the need for an accelerator or design modification.

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SprinkFDT

SprinkFDT uses the same interface and file structure as our powerful SprinkCALC program making hydraulic calculation and delivery time calculation input even quicker. Simply calculate the system using SprinkCALC and then open SprinkFDT, select the open sprinklers and evaluate the dry system performance.

Many systems that are over the 750 gallon limit can now be installed without the need for a physical trip test saving thousands of dollars in testing alone. During the development and testing of SprinkFDT we evaluated properties that could have reduced the number of dry systems installed had this program been available at design time. We have found that on the evaluated properties and controlled tests that our calculated results have been within seconds of actual time, usually with less that 2 seconds difference.

It is as simple as a few keystrokes to evaluate the need for an accelerator on the dry system. Any manufacturer’s equipment can be evaluated by inputting the trip ratio of the dry valve and/or the activation parameters for an accelerator.

Throw out the old thinking of dry system performance being based strictly upon the volume of the sprinkler system piping. Traditional wisdom has been to consider the dry system volume only. This tradition has been proven to be flawed. Till now many other factors have been ignored that greatly impact the delivery time of water to a fire. The water supply was never a consideration as long as the system was kept small enough to not require a 60 second trip test. We have found that the water supply is indeed one of the most critical components of a dry system just as it is in hydraulic calculations. The path that the water travels to the fire is also critical. A center fed system of 2000 gallons will deliver water after a valve trip in about the same amount of time as an end fed system of 1000 gallons.

40 branch center fed 2000 gallon system compared to...20 branch end fed 1000 gallon system

Another neglected element is temperature. Delivery of water to a remote sprinkler at -20 degrees F. takes longer than at a temperature of 80 degrees F. which is an average temperature at the time of a physical 60 second trip test. The 2002 NFPA 13 code allows multiple open heads to be calculated reducing the trip time and delivery time to a remote area as opposed to a single head 60 second test.

A free demonstration CD is available to show SprinkFDT in action. Call our office at 800-495-5541 and request a copy today. We can also answer any questions that you may have about this or any of our other software offerings.

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Complete Fire Sprinkler System Design SprinkCAD 3D is a comprehensive fire sprinkler design package that produces true three-dimensional piping plans and views. SprinkCAD 3D includes the latest SprinkCALC* and SprinkSLIC* programs giving the designer total control of the necessary tools to create a complete project. SprinkCAD 3D can also be used with the optional SprinkFDT* program to calculate the trip and water delivery times for dry type systems.

Some features of SprinkCAD 3D

SprinkCAD 3D is a TRUE 3D system – everything is designed in 3D-model space. The sprinkler designer can still work in a 2D plan view and use preset ISO views for viewing, thus making it an easy transition from 2D to 3D for those new to 3D views. Until now, creating three-dimensional objects in AutoCAD† has been slow and tedious. SprinkCAD 3D’s tools automate the 3D drawing process and allow sprinkler designers to layout three-dimensional systems with relative ease.

SprinkCAD 3D is user friendly and intuitive, though flexible and powerful. It has internal intelligence included in the properties of design elements – sprinklers, pipes, fittings, etc. A powerful linking mechanism allows SprinkCAD

3D to intelligently keep a valid fitting connection while the system is being designed. As pipes are drawn, fittings are automatically assigned and changed as needed throughout the design process. If the pipe is changed from threaded Schedule 40 to grooved Schedule 10, the fittings are modified based upon the preferences selected by the designer.

By utilizing and improving object behavior of standard CAD entities, Object Oriented SprinkCAD 3D lets the designer use the entire set of AutoCAD or IntelliCAD editing functions while keeping "smart" item functionality.

Pro-Active usage of the Paper Space environment promotes developing complex designs in the same drawing file with the ability to create multiple views that can include plans, profiles, ISO views, and details on single or multiple sheets with various scale factors.

Along with the flexibility of manual design functions, SprinkCAD 3D has a variety of automatic or semi-automatic features including automated sprinkler layout. Superior object visualization provides the designer with the correct representation of fittings, valves, and heads, regardless of the viewingangle. Each object has basic, solid, and "clearance" representation that can be changed globally or partially without interfering with the design process.

SprinkCAD 3D provides intelligent building and mechanical elements such as walls, columns, structural members, doors, windows, ducts, and other mechanical equipment. All of these items along with fire protection elements can be automatically checked for collision and visually highlighted.

The "Smart Annotation" environment makes SprinkCAD 3D superior to similar existing programs. The designer can create any labeling styles desired and apply them to drawing items – sprinklers, pipes, valves, fittings, etc. This labeling is "smart" enough to self adjust the value and position when the parent item is moved, modified, or viewed from a different angle.

*Trademarks of Tyco or its affiliates.†AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc.