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HYDRAULIC NETWORK DESIGN
Design water networks in your browser
Draw your network on an online map, run hydraulic analysis and calculate construction costs in one place, no installation required
Sample project · Base scenario
WHY AIRVLO
Your entire network project, in one workspace
Mapping, hydraulic analysis, CAD and cost estimates usually live in separate tools. AIRVLO keeps them in one workspace
Real-world mapping
Draw pipes along the actual map as your background
Choose Streets or Satellite maps. Pipe lengths are automatically measured from their positions on the map
Automatic elevation
Get elevation data while drawing
Elevations are retrieved from terrain data as you draw. You can also enter surveyed values manually
Cost estimation
Calculate costs from your network design
Generate bills of quantities and cost estimates from your own unit prices. Quantities update as the network changes
Team collaboration
Work on the same project together
Edit a project together. See where teammates are working, and undo only affects your own changes
File compatibility
Import and export your network data
Open existing networks from .inp files and export projects to .inp, DXF, .xlsx, .csv and PDF
HOW IT WORKS
Five steps to a complete network design
Locate your project, draw the network, check hydraulic performance and prepare a cost estimate in one project
A DIFFERENT WAY TO WORK
Spend less time moving data between applications
When mapping, analysis and costing share one network model, you spend less time moving data and more time designing
Daily workWith separate toolsWith AIRVLO
ElevationRetrieved from another source and entered for each junctionRetrieved automatically while drawing, or filled across an existing network in one click
Pipe profilesCreated separately in CADGenerated from a selected pipe route and exported as CSV or DXF
Cost estimatesQuantities copied into spreadsheetsQuantities and costs calculated from the network and exported to XLSX
Design alternativesSeparate files created for each optionSub-scenarios managed in one project and compared using a Gap report
TeamworkProject files sent back and forthMultiple users edit the same project, with versions of shared projects saved automatically
EXPLORE THE WORKSPACE
Tools for every stage of network design
Draw your network, manage its properties, run hydraulic simulations and prepare cost estimates without leaving your project
01: Draw
Draw your network on the map
Place elements at their real locations and connect them with pipes. Lengths and elevations come from the map
- Junctions, pipes, water sources, reservoirs, pumps and valves, including PRV, PSV, PBV, FCV, TCV and GPV
- Split a pipe to insert a pump or valve
- Move junctions and their connected pipes by dragging, or reposition individual bends
- Select elements by click, box or freeform selection and save selections as groups
- Undo and redo with Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y
- Keyboard navigation and customizable shortcuts
02: Map & Elevation
Work with terrain and background maps
Use map layers, terrain elevations and reference drawings in your project, with no geographic data preparation elsewhere
- Streets and Satellite base maps with adjustable layer opacity
- Automatic elevation retrieval from Copernicus DEM while drawing, with manual survey input available
- Ground profiles showing distance, elevation, rise, fall and steepest slope
- Background references from drone GeoTIFF, DXF and KML/KMZ files
- Provincial to village administrative boundaries from BIG data
- Search by place, street, building or coordinates
Good to know Elevations come from a 30 m surface model, so rooftops, treetops and water may read incorrectly. Check key values against survey data. Boundaries are visual references, not legal ones
03: Properties
Edit network properties individually or in bulk
Edit properties in place, with undo. Indicators show whether a value follows a reference or was typed in
- Pipe catalog by type, class and outside diameter, with custom sizes
- Bulk editing to replace, multiply or add values across selected elements, such as multiplying demand by 1.2
- Time patterns, pump curves, controls and operating rules
- Zones, hierarchy and network skeletonization
- Searchable data tables for every element type, with full-screen view
- SI or US units, configurable for each quantity
04: Results
Analyze hydraulic performance
Review simulation results on the map, in tables and in charts. Validation jumps you to the affected element
- Hazen-Williams, Darcy-Weisbach and Chezy-Manning methods
- Extended period simulation, water quality, reactions and energy calculations, processed on the server
- Color junctions by pressure and pipes by velocity using customizable legend classes
- Seven chart types: time series, system flow, frequency, profile, contour, energy and reaction
- Query network elements by conditions, such as junctions with pressure below 10 m
- Indicators show when results are outdated and need to be recalculated
05: Scenarios
Test design alternatives in one project
Compare network configurations without separate project files. Each sub-scenario stores only its changes from the parent
- Local override indicators show which values differ from the parent scenario
- Activate or deactivate elements to represent different construction stages
- Merge a sub-scenario into the base project when the design is ready
- Gap reports compare the results of two scenarios side by side
06: Cost
Calculate construction costs from your design
Prepare quantities and cost estimates from your design. New pipes include fittings, bends and excavation at your unit prices
- Import a price database from an XLSX template and use it as the default for new projects
- Bill of quantities distinguishes New and Existing pipes, excluding Existing pipes from new construction costs
- Four installation methods: open cut, manual jacking, HDD and microtunneling
- Break down costs by group, zone, hierarchy or construction year
- Generate yearly investment reports in PDF or XLSX
07: Files
Save, exchange and print your project
Save online or locally, exchange data with other engineering tools and prepare scaled drawings
- Save projects to My account or locally on This computer as .ahn files
- Open .inp, .scn and .map files from supported hydraulic software
- Export DXF for AutoCAD using UTM meters, with a separate layer for each element type
- Print preview shows the page layout before printing
- Open & Save: .ahn, .inp, .scn, .map
- Export: .inp, DXF, .xlsx, .csv, .tsv, .html, .png
- Print to PDF: A4, A3, Fit, 1:1,000, 1:2,500, 1:5,000
Good to know DWG and .net files cannot be imported directly. Save them as DXF or .inp first
FOR TEAMS
Work on the same network, together
Keep your team on the same network model. Follow changes and restore earlier versions when needed
- See what your team is working on
- Multiple users edit one project at once. See who is online and what they have selected
- Return to an earlier version
- Versions of shared projects are saved automatically, so you can restore an earlier state whenever needed
- Continue working with your existing data
- Import networks from supported hydraulic design software and continue editing them in AIRVLO
- Use the units you already work with
- Start with familiar engineering units such as l/s, m and mm
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