Tutorial Overview 01 - A Walk Through HydrauliCAD in Logical Order

VIDEO NOTE for 64 Bit Operating Systems:

Abobe Flash, needed for videos, has yet to be completed for 64 Bit Operation. We provide a work-around to start the User Guide in the interim.

32 Bit Operating Systems will run without batch files - use the help icon on toolbar if HydrauliCAD is running, or double click on

1. For 64 Bit Operating System running 32 Bit AutoCAD (i.e Civil 3d 2009 or 2010), Double Click "HydrauliCAD Help in 32Bit AutoCAD on 64Bit OS.bat" in the UnZipped Directory "_USER GUIDE STARTUP for 64 Bit Computers".

2. For 64 Bit Operating System running 64 Bit AutoCAD Versions (i.e Civil 3d 2011 / 64Bit Version etc.), Double Click "HydrauliCAD Help in 64Bit AutoCAD on 64Bit OS.bat" in the UnZipped Directory "_USER GUIDE STARTUP for 64 Bit Computers".

This Tutorial Section, comprised on many videos and a few descriptions along with apprpriare pictures will help you understand the basic needed tools to operate HydrauliCAD.

The main drawing has been set up to further assist in your learning how to use HydrauliCAD.

NOTE:
If you follow through the initial sections with the main drawing
" US(or Metric)__HydrauliCAD_1_TUTORIAL_and_TEMPLATE.dwg " running in your AutoCAD, it should not take long to become familiar with using it.

It is deliberately laid out for viewing from top downward to initially get you familiar with the basics and then lead into specific areas.

There are tutorial style videos for all main areas of the program. Viewing them and then doing the same operation yourself in a copy of the main Tutorial Drawing will be of great assistance to you and greatly speed up your learning of this program.

This Full User Guide / Help itself (installed when you install the program) is also laid out Top Downward in a logical order and is suggested for you to use that way in order to quickly become familiar with and learn the program.

It is deliberately laid out for viewing from top downward to initially get you familiar with the basics and then lead into specific areas.

All User Guide Sections are set up in Tutorial-like fashion to help you get familiar with the program quickly.

(These sections are located directly below this Section in the Full User Guide which installs along with the program)

Note:
- For Drawing, Each Object type requires a loaded scaled Template in order for it to appear at a useful size in the drawing.

- For Viewing, Each drawing requires an Active (or Current) Display / Label Style to exist and to be set active in order for objects and labels to appear at a desirable scale.

"Starter" Object Templates have been created in this drawing.

It is suggested that you use this drawing for your initial work, editing or deleting the existing templates to suit your work. You can save it as your project and then delete the drawing objects.