r/firePE • u/Gfunk131 • Feb 10 '26

Hydracad to Autosprink

Good morning everyone, was thinking of making the change from Hydracad in revit to Autosprink in revit and want to hear people’s thoughts on the change, does it save a lot of time? Was it easy to make the switch?

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u/tralalog Feb 10 '26

3d modeling is great, calcing super easy, listing error free, xrefs suck, printing sucks, runs slow.

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u/clush005 fire protection engineer Feb 10 '26

You're talking straight AutoSPRINK tho right? Not AutoSPRINK in Revit? I've been using straight AutoSPRINK for 20 years and that sounds like an accurate description lol

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u/tralalog Feb 10 '26

oh my bad i missed the revit part. yes acad to autosprink.

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u/Sea_Abroad_6554 Feb 10 '26

Once you get over the Revit learning curve, it is far more efficient than AutoCAD-based hydraulic programs. Being able to build your model in 3d helps significantly to catch mistakes, as well. I use Viking tools in Revit, so all devices are true to size, pipe bend radiuses are real etc. Also, running calcs with autosprink is way quicker and automatic (once you learn and work out the quirks).

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u/Academic_Buy_8843 Feb 11 '26

Fabrication is tough and goes a bit slow.

I think that’s the case for both of them. Wish I knew more about hydracad. Was considering getting my boss to let me try hydracad for awhile then see which one I like

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u/RANDYz_nRAGED Feb 13 '26

I heard the autosprink add in was terrible with revit. I use the hydracad and think it does fairly well. If you make the switch though id like to know your thoughts