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Preface
Irrigation design is an exceedingly complex science that demands precision. In developing

Irrigation F/X, our irrigation design software plugin for AutoCAD, we set out to provide a
powerful design tool that marries unprecedented functionality with intuitive features and
full customization.
This guide will show you the available tools and techniques for creating an intelligent
irrigation system design using our software, including:
• Selecting and placing a water source
• Specifying pipe classes and types for your region and the needs of your site
• Creating an equipment inventory from a gigantic database of manufacturers
• Configuring and placing your equipment
• Sizing your pipes and checking for errors at the click of a button
• Performing automatic calculations to determine the necessary pressure and flow for
each portion of your system design
• Building a variety of irrigation schedules and reports
• Customizing everything from text and callout styles to layer colors and equipment
symbols
We don’t just simplify the principles of irrigation. We take care of the calculations and
other heavy lifting, allowing you to get back to designing.
Jeremiah Farmer
CEO, Land F/X
Contents
Contents Completed Page
Preface
The Irrigation F/X Ribbons (Use this spread as a reference for locating all tools shown in this guide.)
General Preferences ........................................................................................................... c ........................ 1
Start Your First Project ....................................................................................................... c ........................ 2
Set the Scale ........................................................................................................................ c ........................ 3
Irrigation Preferences ......................................................................................................... c ........................ 4
Equipment Definitions ....................................................................................................... c ........................ 6
Add (Specify) Irrigation Equipment ................................................................................. c ........................ 7
Schematic Irrigation ........................................................................................................... c ........................ 8
Place Equipment ................................................................................................................. c ........................ 9
Circuiting .............................................................................................................................. c ...................... 12
Draw Lateral & Mainline Pipe .......................................................................................... c ...................... 13
Check for Errors .................................................................................................................. c ...................... 14
Size Lateral Pipe & Valve Schedule ................................................................................. c ...................... 15
Size Mainline Pipe & Critical Analysis . ........................................................................... c ...................... 16
Edit Your System Design ................................................................................................... c ...................... 17
Pipe Labels & Valve Callouts ............................................................................................ c ...................... 18
Irrigation Schedule . ............................................................................................................. c ....................... 19
Watering Schedule & Runtime Schedule . ..................................................................... c ...................... 20
Irrigation Power Tips ........................................................................................................... c ....................... 21
Appendix
Irrigation F/X Pen Color & Weight Standards . .............................................................................................. 23

Layer Colors & Lineweights................................................................................................................................ 24
Irrigation Symbols – Scaled As They Would Appear in Your Drawing . ................................................... 25
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The Irrigation F/X Ribbons
Use this spread as a reference for locating tools described in this guide. Most tools you’ll need for
planting are located on the F/X Irrigation ribbon. A few are on the F/X Admin ribbon.
F/X Irrigation Ribbon
F/X Admin Ribbon

The Irrigation F/X Ribbons
Need help? Click the Help button

on any Irrigation F/X ribbon, or visit
www.LandFX.com/help.
General Preferences 1
Use the General Preferences to customize your text styles and layers.
F/X Admin >
Irrigation-Related Text Styles
Callout Light Callout Text
Callout Title Lateral Size
Mainline Size Zone
Schedule Title & Schedule Text
Layer Settings
You can also configure your layer settings, including layer colors, from the General Preferences.
See page 24, as well as our Customization Getting Started Guide, for instructions.
Irrigation-related objects, such as equipment and callouts, are all placed on specific layers whose
names begin with LI-. Each layer has its own specific purpose, and everything is placed on the
correct layer automatically. As a result, you have a level of fine control that ensures that all your
equipment is in the correct location and layer.
Start Your First Project 2
First, you’ll need to start a project, which will enable a connection between AutoCAD and the
Irrigation F/X database. Starting a project allows you to associate manufacturer data with an object
in the drawing.
Important: Create a new Irrigation F/X project for each new job. Do not
F/X Admin > reuse projects for new jobs.
Click New to
start a new
project. Give your project a
Number and a Name.
The Project Number has to be a unique

Any time a project has to
number in relation to all other projects
follow a different set of
in the office. It can include up to 12
standards, you’ll need a
characters, and may be any combination of
different set of preferences,
letters, numbers, or symbols (other than an
known as a Preference Set.
apostrophe).
(See page 4.)
The Project Name is simply your office

name for the project, and does not
necessarily need to be unique from one
Don’t risk losing your customized content! project to another. (For example, you can
Click the button in the
have several “Smith Residence” projects.)
Projects dialog box to back up your projects
and Preference Sets.
Set the Scale 3
Scale is critical in your initial sheet setup. It determines how information and symbols display, how
they will appear in the final product, and, in the end, how they will plot.
Design at the actual size of your

site in Model Space (1:1), then
view your design through a
viewport that fits your desired
paper size.
20m
100mm
Set your scale and units once, and forget it.

All Irrigation F/X information and symbols
will automatically be scaled correctly. 1:200
Manage >
ACAD Manage ribbon Viewport scale

F/X Admin >
Select Imperial
or Metric units.
9 “u
nits
Set ”
your
scale. Verify your units by
drawing a 9-unit
line and checking it
against an object with
a known size – like a
vehicle.
In the example above,

we can assume that
the units are in feet
Need more guidance on scale and units?
Select your Drawing Units. based on the lengths
Just click Help.
of the line and the car.
Irrigation Preferences 4
Set your Irrigation Preferences, then place your equipment. Changing your Preferences will not
affect any equipment that is already placed in your drawing.
F/X Irrigation >
Click to
select a Valve
Callout style.
Use these slides to make

global changes to the graphic
Customize your spray symbols by selecting a Spray Symbol Family. Use size of your spray heads, rotor
the Appendix of this Guide as a reference for symbols and symbol sizes. heads, or other equipment
(such as valves). Use the
Changes to the Preferences are saved in a Preference Set. Appendix as a guide.
Create multiple Preference Sets – one for each client, project,
type, region ... the choice is yours!
Irrigation Preferences 5
Color-coded pipe sizes create an easy reference in
your drawing ...
Pipe Callout Lasso Option:
... but plot in black and white.
Choose the settings that

work best for your region:
• Pipe Classes
• Flow and Pressure Units

(Imperial or Metric)
Plan your irrigation areas

intelligently with Schematic
Irrigation Zones. (See page 8.)
Set all data for your

lateral pipe, mainline
pipe, and pipe sleeves,
then set it as the
default for the current
Preference Set.
Configure an Irrigation Schedule

format and style, and set it as the
default style for the current Preference
Set. See page 19 for more information
about Irrigation Schedules.
Equipment Definitions 6
A Point of Connection can be a

A Water Meter will have
fixed size or have a Custom flow.
additional loss through the
Service Line. It will typically
A Master Valve isolates an entire
include a Backflow Device
system at the source.
to prevent contamination of
municipal water.
Mainline Pipe is constantly

charged with pressure.
A Shutoff Valve can be used to
isolate part of a system. When
using Valve-in Head Rotors,
Irrigation F/X will automatically you can use a shutoff valve to
detect a looped mainline transition to
and adjust accordingly. Lateral Line Pipe.
A Cap can stand in for any

demand, whether future, existing,
or just planning purposes.
A Remote Control Valve, Drip

Control Valve, or Manual Control
Valve transitions between the
Mainline Pipe and Lateral Line
Pipe, pressurizing the lateral pipes
as directed by the Controller.
When you size
the lateral pipes,
the callouts will After you size the lateral
populate with the pipes, you can size the
valve’s demands. mainline as well.
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Use a Schematic Area

at a conceptual level to
determine the necessary
source.
Zoning a system is not

necessary in order to
pipe to the heads.
Irrigation F/X will calculate

the actual precipitation
rate, depending on how the
heads are laid out.
Add (Specify) Irrigation Equipment 7
Adding equipment from the Irrigation F/X database requires an Internet connection. The
information is pulled from our server and stored locally. When you add equipment to your project, the
Irrigation Preferences will be applied to it.
F/X Irrigation >
Add equipment
to your project.
Dock the Irrigation Manager to

the side of your CAD interface.
After adding all your equipment to the Irrigation Manager, create a

schedule with the Entire Palette option checked. You can then use the
schedule as an inventory of all equipment you’ve added.
Schematic Irrigation 8
Our Schematic Irrigation tool helps you calculate the size of your water source, form an initial idea
of what your flow totals might be, determine a watering window, and produce quick trade-off studies.
It’s a great way to estimate your system design’s potential needs before placing your heads.
F/X Irrigation >
Select a Schematic
category based on the
type of irrigation heads
you anticipate using in
Don’t see the your design.
exact equipment
you need? Create
your own New
Schematic category,
or Edit one of the
existing categories.
You can also Delete
any categories you
don’t need.
Once you’ve selected a

category, click Place to
place a Schematic zone
based on that head type.
Continue to place
zones to sketch out
your design. You’ll
have reasonable
estimates of your
flow totals and other
important informa-
tion before you even
place your heads!
Draw a closed polyline, or select an The closed polyline will become a
existing one. Schematic zone, and you’ll see the
zone’s estimated flow total.
Place Equipment 9
Once you’ve specified your equipment inventory and determined the necessary flow rates for your
design, you’re ready to start building your irrigation system. You can place equipment directly from
the Irrigation Manager.
F/X Irrigation >
Select the type of

equipment you want
to place.
To place exactly
Select a component. what you want,
check the
option to Show
Components.
Then click Place to begin

placing the selected
equipment.
Click to place the component in your drawing. The example above shows a valve being placed on
a mainline, where it’s automatically connected.
F/X Irrigation >
Place valves, auxiliary equipment, and drip

equipment using the Equipment menu,
available from the F/X Irrigation ribbon.
Place Equipment 10
Place Drip Emitters
2 Select a
radius size.
1 Select a
head type. 3 Select an
arc pattern.
Place Other
Place Spray Heads
Emitter Types
Layout Tools
We highly recommend using our Schematic Irrigation tool to create a preliminary

analysis of your design (see previous page). You can then place your actual equipment
knowing that you’ve set up a viable model of your system’s flow requirements.
Place Equipment 11
More Layout Tools: Match Head & Match Properties
F/X Irrigation >
Grab a copy of a head you’ve

already placed. Toggle instantly
to the radius, nozzle, and spray Then place a duplicate head with
arc of your choice using keyboard the settings you selected (like in the
commands (see below). example above, where we’ve placed a
duplicate head will a full arc). Repeat.
It’s so fast!
Change one head into another by grabbing a “source” head and applying its
properties to a “destination” head.
Keyboard Commands
To speed up your workflow, use our keyboard commands
for placing equipment. To see the dialog box showing all
the keyboard commands (pictured to the right), press the
K key on your keyboard while placing heads.
Toggle When Placing Heads

Use the following keys to toggle between different options when placing heads:
• ~/`: Resize the coverage radius of a head as a percentage or distance.
• Q/E: Toggle to the previous/next coverage radius. (Example: 5’ 8’ 10’, etc.)
• Tab/R: Toggle to the previous/next available nozzle. (Example: Q H T F, etc.)
• W/S: Toggle to the minimum/maximum available coverage radius. (Example: 75% 100%, etc.)
• D/A: Toggle up/down in coverage radius size. (Example: 75% 80% 85% 90%, etc.). You’ll
toggle between distances or percentages, depending on what you’ve set with the ~ and ` keys.
• F: Toggle to a full/partial arc.
• C/V: Copy equipment along a polyline / line.
Snap Equipment to a Specific Angle in Your Drawing

Use X key to fire our Xhair Angle tool. The cursor crosshairs will “snap” to an angle in your drawing.
Click a polyline to snap to its angle, or

type your desired angle in the Command
line. Then place your equipment.
Circuiting 12
Group your heads into stations, or zones, using our Circuit tool. You can group similar head types,
plant materials, exposures, rotor types, arc types ... it’s all up to you.
F/X Irrigation > Select a head type.

The zone you create
will automatically
ignore other types of
heads.
Click New Zone,

then draw your zone
that encompasses all
Create your Zones, heads you want to
combine zones, include. It couldn’t
adjust their boundary be simpler!
polylines, and
Recalc(ulate) them.
Start with the

Flow Total to add
up the flow of
everything in the
drawing.
Use the Head Tally to select

heads one at a time and calculate
their total flow.
Use the Uniformity tool to create a color-coded

analysis of the head coverage in your design.
Draw Lateral & Mainline Pipe 13
Our pipe drawing tools make piping incredibly simple. Just select whether you want to draw lateral
or mainline pipe. Then connect the dots – the pipe is a polyline that grabs onto equipment.
F/X Irrigation >
Select Draw Lateral or Draw Mainline, then click a piece of

equipment to begin piping. A yellow circle indicates a successful
connection. Keep clicking to keep piping.
Keyboard Commands
While you’re drawing pipe, you’ll see a list of keyboard commands in the Command line. Press any of
the following keys on your keyboard for even quicker piping:
• [Xhair angle]: Type X to fire our Xhair Angle tool, which allows you to “snap” the cursor crosshairs
to an angle in your drawing. Select an existing polyline to snap to its angle, or type your desired
angle in degrees.
• [Arc]: Type A to draw an arc of pipe.
• [Class]: Type C to toggle between the pipe classes you’ve added to your project. Different pipe
classes will be assigned different linetypes, and the length of each class you use will be recorded
separately. See page 5 of this Guide for details on setting pipe classes. You can also use the number
keys (1 through 9) to toggle to the corresponding pipe class.
• [Zone layer on | off]: Type Z to toggle Zone (Circuit) layers on and off. See page 12 of this guide
for details on our Circuiting tool.
• [Head autosnap]: Type H to toggle our Head AutoSnap tool on and off. When Head AutoSnap is
enabled, your pipe will connect to heads automatically as you pass over them – no need to click. It’s
a great way to speed up the piping process in projects large and small.
• [Toggle layers]: When drawing mainline, type T to toggle all non-mainline layers on and off.
• [Undo]: Type U to undo a pipe, unhooking it from a component or fitting you’ve clicked.
Check for Errors 14
Checking an irrigation plan for errors was once a long, tedious process. No more! With our error-
checking tools, you can scan your entire drawing instantly with the click of a button.
Our Verify Laterals tool scans your drawing for

F/X Irrigation > several common lateral piping errors.
Before sizing the mainline, use our updated Verify Mainline

tool to ensure that your system design is error free.
Size Lateral Pipe & Valve Schedule 15
Our instant pipe-sizing tools automatically apply the Hazen-Williams formula to your pipes based
on the performance data of your equipment. Size your laterals with a click.
F/X Irrigation > Select a valve to size only the laterals

connected to that valve ...
... or right-click to size all valves at a time.
When sizing one valve at a

time, use the slides to fine-
tune the Design Pressure and
Friction Loss for that valve.
When sizing all

valves, dial in the
Maximum Velocity,
Pressure Variation,
and Fittings Factor
for your entire
system.
F/X Irrigation >
Lateral pipe size callouts will appear automatically.
Once you’ve sized your laterals, place a Valve Schedule. Here, you’ll see
important information about all valve stations in your design, including the
types of heads connected to them, their size, flow, pressure required at the
valve and at the POC, and the precipitation rates of the heads on that valve.
Size Mainline Pipe & Critical Analysis 16
Sizing your mainline pipe is just as quick as sizing your laterals. Click a button, select the number of
valves that will operate at a time, and your mainline is sized.
F/X Irrigation >

Mainline sizing options are very
simple: Will one valve be running
at a time, or will you size all pipe
for a maximum flow?
With mainline, it’s all about

Velocity.
Create Flow Zones if you need to limit areas to

a flow lower than the maximum – like a small
green of a golf course.
Looped mainline calculations are all automatic!
When you size the mainline, you’ll automatically generate a Critical Analysis of your system design. This
report includes some extremely important data about your system, including available pressure and flow.
The Critical Analysis is a report that provides the flow and pressure statistics of your system design.
The most important item in the Critical Analysis is the Residual

Pressure Available, the last number in the analysis. If your system
has insufficient residual pressure, this item will appear as a negative
number. The maximum flow should have been controlled with the
Circuiting process (see page 12), and should not have been exceeded
if this process were completed correctly.
F/X Irrigation >
You can also place a Critical

Analysis in your drawing
manually.
Edit Your System Design 17
Once you’ve piped your equipment, you’ll inevitably need to make edits, delete components, and
move equipment around. Use our editing tools to make the necessary changes without losing your
connections.
F/X Irrigation >

Open our Highlight Station tool, then select a valve,
head, or length of pipe. Everything that’s connected
to the pipe or component you selected will be highlighted, allowing you to
verify connections.
If a piece of equipment isn’t connected to the station you selected,

it won’t be highlighted.
Delete an entire station – or specific items from a station, such as callouts, all
pipe, or pipe plus heads (pictured below).
What if you need to move equipment you’ve already piped to? Easy! Use this tool,
and maintain all your connections. In the example below, we’ve moved a piped
head. Note that the pipes stay connected to the head, and the pipe label remains attached to the pipe.
After making your edits, resize your laterals and then

your mainline. You’ll see a new Critical Analysis,
which will provide the pressure and flow stats you
need. And remember: You have our Verify Laterals
and Verify Mainline tools to help you along the way.
Pipe Labels & Valve Callouts 18
F/X Irrigation >

Pipe labels are placed automatically when you size your pipes.
Need more labels? Use our Pipe Label tool.
You can also use the Pipe Label tool to

move and delete pipe labels.
Choose whether you want your pipe labels

to include a lasso (as in the pipe labels
pictured on this page). Use the Pipe callout
lasso option in the Irrigation Preferences.
(See page 5.)
When you call out a valve, you’ll

enter a number for that valve.
If the number you entered is already in use for another

valve, you’ll have two options:
• Duplicate: Use the same number for both valves.
• Increment: Assign this number to the valve you’re calling
out, and assign a new number to all valves with an equal or
Select your Valve Callout style from the higher number.
Irrigation Preferences. (See page 4.)
Irrigation Schedule 19
F/X Irrigation >
Catalog all equipment used

in your project by running an
Irrigation Schedule.
We recommend placing an Irrigation Schedule with the Entire Palette option checked after you’ve
added all your equipment to your project but before you’ve placed any equipment in your drawing.
You can then use this initial schedule as an inventory of your equipment for your reference throughout
the life of the project.
Watering Schedule & Runtime Schedule 20
F/X Irrigation >
The Watering Schedule displays the time required to apply a certain

amount of water on a weekly basis. It’s a valuable resource for systems
with one valve running at a time.
If your system will run multiple valves at a time, we

recommend generating a Runtime Schedule, which
mimics what a “smart” irrigation controller will do.
The Runtime Schedule calculates and records

precipitation per day of watering. It also groups valves
together (if you want) and determines the most efficient
runtime representing the capability of the mainline in
your system.
Remember: You can get a preliminary estimate of your system’s required

flow and precip rates using our Schematic Irrigation tool before you even
place a head or lay a pipe! (See page 8.)
Irrigation Power Tips 21
Do not copy valves or heads after piping.
When you copy piped equipment, you’re also copying the reference to the linked pipe. As a
result, the copy will think it’s also connected to the original pipe!
Use Schematic Irrigation.
It’s an amazing tool to calculate the size of the water source required for your system,
determine your watering window, and quickly produce trade-off studies.
Highlight Station is your best friend.
This tool doesn’t just highlight all connected pipe and heads. Try it on a segment of mainline,
or on any unpiped equipment. It will highlight all similar instances in the drawing. If you can’t
locate a certain head, are trying to troubleshoot a mainline connection, or want to query the
flow of what you have just piped, leave it to Highlight Station.
Velocity is everything.
The amount of water flowing is the given – that is, the amount that each sprinkler and
emission device will consume at the desired pressure. Therefore, the only variable is the
velocity: Delivering that given amount of water at a high velocity will allow you to use smaller
pipe but will also generate an incredible amount of pressure loss due to Friction Loss (water
is really heavy!). Likewise, reducing the velocity will require larger pipes to move the same
amount of water but will use less pressure – and be gentler on all your equipment.
Irrigation tools can accomplish multiple tasks.
The Valve Schedule can colorize all circuits. Verify Laterals can also check for overlapping
pipe. Verify Mainline deletes errant pipe fittings and callouts, reminds you to place a
controller, and ensures that valves are connected, have their lateral pipes sized, and are called
out. Pipe Label not only places labels but can also move labels, slide them along pipe, delete
labels, or move equipment along with its connected pipe. Delete Station can delete lateral or
mainline pipe, and it also has options to delete only pipe callouts, only the pipe, everything
but the valve, or everything completely.
Appendix
Use the Appendix to help you configure Irrigation F/X to match your layer color & plotting standards.
All symbols are shown at their plot scale for your review and customization.
Irrigation F/X Color & Weight Standards . ...................................................................................................... 23

Layer Colors & Lineweights................................................................................................................................ 24
Irrigation Symbols – Scaled As They Would Appear in Your Drawing . ................................................... 25
Visit www.landfx.com/customize for information on customizing irrigation

settings and adding your own symbols.
Examples of Uniformity and Colorize Zones

Irrigation F/X Pen Color & Weight Standards 23
LandF/X Pen Color and Weight Standards
SOLID LINE COLORS SCREENED LINE COLORS
Color Description Line Sample Dot & Box SMXX - Medium (0.35mm, 0.014")
Sample SM20, SM30, SM40, SM50, SM60, SM70, SM80
013M - Extra Fine (0.13mm, 0.005")
025M - Fine (0.25mm, 0.010")
SBXX - Broad (0.50mm, 0.020")

SB20, SB30, SB40, SB50, SB60
035M - Medium (0.35mm, 0.014")
SWXX - Wide (1.00mm, 0.040")

SW40, SW50
050M - Broad (0.50mm, 0.020")
SCREENED SOLID FILL HATCH

SM20, SM30, SM40, SM50, SM60, SM70, SM80
070M - Extra Broad (0.70mm, 0.028")
100M - Wide (1.00mm, 0.040")
IRRIGATION LINE COLORS
SCREENED NON-PLOT COLOR

Lateral Pipe - 0.35mm (0.014") Mainline Pipe - 0.70mm (0.028")
Screening set to 0%
Layer Colors & Lineweights 24
Click the Block Colors button to change the Irrigation F/X colors to match your office standard.
First select the Irrigation F/X Layer Colors to be Changed. See page 23 of this Getting Started Guide
for a list of the layer colors used by Land F/X. Review this list, and check whether any color used by our
software conflicts with your office standard. You won’t need to review every color Land F/X uses – just
review the colors used by both Land F/X and your office.
F/X Admin >
The Block Layer Colors dialog box lists the 255 colors used
by AutoCAD as index colors for plotting. Each color used by
Land F/X is followed by an asterisk (*).
Go to each color used by Land F/X that conflicts with your office

standards. Click Edit to change it to meet your standards. You
can ignore any colors your company doesn’t use.
The Edit Block Layer dialog box:
Land F/X default layer color
Color in your CTB that plots to the selected lineweight (thickness)
Optional lineweight (STB printing)
Block layer description/lineweight
Create the Plot File: Edit your CTB file to account for some additional colors, or just edit the
LFX.ctb file. Visit www.LandFX.com/docs for instructions on saving your plot style.
LandF/X Irrigation Symbols - Spray Heads These
The symbols are grouped
Head symbols are into families
scaled of symbols,
as they wouldand the user
appear in the choose which family they wish
may drawing
Revision 2013 SEP 12 to use within the LandF/X Preferences.
FAMILY 1 (Symbols rotate) FAMILY 2 (Symbols rotate) FAMILY 3 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY 4 (Symbols do not rotate)
2' Radius
4' Radius
5' Radius
6' Radius
8' Radius
Irrigation Symbols
10' Radius
12' Radius
15' Radius
17' Radius
Adj Arc
2' Strip
4',5',6' Strip
4',5',6' Strip
9' Strip
8' Flat
Stream
These symbols are grouped into families of symbols, and the user may choose which family they wish
LandF/X Irrigation Symbols - Spray Heads The Head symbols are scaled as they would appear in the drawing
to use within the LandF/X Preferences.
FAMILY 5 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY 6 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY 7 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY 8 (Symbols do not rotate)
2' Radius
4' Radius
5' Radius
6' Radius
8' Radius
Irrigation Symbols
10' Radius
12' Radius
15' Radius
17' Radius
Adj Arc
2' Strip
4',5',6' Strip
4',5',6' Strip
9' Strip
8' Flat
Stream Strea
These
Thesymbols are grouped
Head symbols areinto families
scaled of symbols,
as they wouldand the user
appear in may
the choose
drawingwhich family they wish
LandF/X Irrigation Symbols - Spray Heads to use within the LandF/X Preferences.
FAMILY 9 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY 10 (Symbols do not rotate) FAMILY X (Symbols rotate)
2' Radius
2' Radius Provided !

4' Radius as an
easy method of
4' Radius incorporating your
5' Radius own symbols.
6' Radius
5' Radius
8' Radius
6' Radius
10' Radius
8' Radius
12' Radius
15' Radius
10' Radius
17' Radius
12' Radius
Adj Arc
15' Radius
2' Strip
4',5',6' Strip 17' Radius
4',5',6' Strip
Adj Arc
9' Strip
2' Strip
8' Flat
Stream
Rotor Head Symbols
The head symbols are scaled as they will appear in the drawing.
Rotor Single Attribute Nozzles
Single Attribute Nozzles indicate the nozzle number only, either within or next to the head symbol. These symbols are the library
that would be available when adding a Rotor Head that only needs one attribute, or the nozzle number, indicated.
A1-01 A1-07 A1-12 A1-17
A1-02 A1-08 A1-14 A1-18
A1-04 A1-10 A1-15 A1-19
A1-05 A1-11 A1-16
Rotor Double Attribute Nozzles

Double Attribute Nozzles indicate the nozzle number and an attribute, such as the angle or further description such as LA for Low
Angle. These symbols are the library that would be available when adding a Rotor Head that needs two attributes.
A2-01 A2-07 A2-12 A2-17
A2-02 A2-08 A2-14 A2-18
A2-04 A2-10 A2-15 A1-19
A2-05 A2-11 A2-16
Rotator Nozzles
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The equipment symbols are scaled as they will appear in the drawing.
VALVES AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Remote Control Valve (default) C Controller (numbered up to 9)
Remote Control Valve option 1 Rain Switch
Remote Control Valve option 2 Backflow Device (numbered up to 99)
Remote Control Valve option 3 Booster Pump (numbered up to 9)
Remote Control Valve option 4 Well Pump (numbered up to 9)
Shut Off Valve (default) Weather Station
Shut Off Valve option 1 Flow Meter
Shut Off Valve option 2 Moisture Sensor
Shut Off Valve option 3 Water Meter (numbered up to 99)
Master Valve Flush Valve
Quick Coupler (default) Thrust Block
Quick Coupler option 1 Wire Bundle
Quick Coupler option 2
Hose Bibb (default) XX Miscellaneous 1
Hose Bibb option 1 XX Miscellaneous 2
Hose Bibb option 2 XX Miscellaneous 3
Check valve swing type XX Miscellaneous 4
Check valve spring type XX Miscellaneous 5
Air Relief valve XX Miscellaneous 6
Manual Control Valve XX Miscellaneous 7
XX Miscellaneous 8
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Controller Accessory Symbols Enclosure Symbols
X Controller Accessory 1 E0 Enclosure 1
X Controller Accessory 2
E0 Enclosure 2
E0 Enclosure 3
E0 Enclosure 4
E0 Enclosure 6
E0 Enclosure 7
E0 Enclosure 8
2-WIRE DECODER SYMBOLS
D Decoder 1A
D Decoder 1B
D2 Decoder 2A
D2 Decoder 2B
D4 Decoder 4A
D4 Decoder 4B
D6 Decoder 6A
D6 Decoder 6B
PIPE & PIPEEQUIPMENT

AUXILIARY SLEEVE TYPES
Controller Accessory Symbols Enclosure Symbols
Lateral
X Pipe
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Enclosure 2
E0
E0 Enclosure 3
E0 Enclosure 4
E0 Enclosure 6
Mainline
X Pipe
Controller Accessory 8
E0 Enclosure 7
E0 Enclosure 8
2-WIRE DECODER SYMBOLS
D Decoder 1A
D Decoder 1B
D2 Decoder 2A
Sleeve Pipe
D2 Decoder 2B
D4 Decoder 4A
D4 Decoder 4B
D6 Decoder 6A
D6 Decoder 6B
Notes
Use this page to take notes as you learn the software.
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Preface

Irrigation design is an exceedingly complex science that demands precision. In developing

Contents Completed Page

Irrigation F/X Pen Color & Weight Standards . .............................................................................................. 23

F/X Irrigation Ribbon

F/X Admin Ribbon

Need help? Click the Help button

F/X Admin >

Irrigation-Related Text Styles

Callout Light Callout Text

Callout Title Lateral Size

Mainline Size Zone

Schedule Title & Schedule Text

The Project Number has to be a unique

The Project Name is simply your office

Design at the actual size of your

Set your scale and units once, and forget it.

ACAD Manage ribbon Viewport scale

In the example above,

F/X Irrigation >

Use these slides to make

... but plot in black and white.

Choose the settings that

• Flow and Pressure Units

Plan your irrigation areas

Set all data for your

Configure an Irrigation Schedule

A Point of Connection can be a

Mainline Pipe is constantly

A Cap can stand in for any

A Remote Control Valve, Drip

Use a Schematic Area

Zoning a system is not

Irrigation F/X will calculate

F/X Irrigation >

Dock the Irrigation Manager to

After adding all your equipment to the Irrigation Manager, create a

F/X Irrigation >

Once you’ve selected a

F/X Irrigation >

Select the type of

Then click Place to begin

F/X Irrigation >

Place valves, auxiliary equipment, and drip

Place Drip Emitters

We highly recommend using our Schematic Irrigation tool to create a preliminary

Grab a copy of a head you’ve

Toggle When Placing Heads

Snap Equipment to a Specific Angle in Your Drawing

Click a polyline to snap to its angle, or

F/X Irrigation > Select a head type.

Click New Zone,

Start with the

Use the Head Tally to select

Use the Uniformity tool to create a color-coded

F/X Irrigation >

Select Draw Lateral or Draw Mainline, then click a piece of

• [Arc]: Type A to draw an arc of pipe.

Our Verify Laterals tool scans your drawing for

Before sizing the mainline, use our updated Verify Mainline

F/X Irrigation > Select a valve to size only the laterals

... or right-click to size all valves at a time.

When sizing one valve at a

When sizing all