HydroCAD and AutoCAD
HydroCAD is a stand-alone program that does not require any external software
- except for the Windows operating system on which
it runs. However, HydroCAD does
provide a number of options for exporting and
importing data from other software.
With HydroCAD-10, watershed data can be imported directly from AutoCAD® into HydroCAD, without any additional software. This capability currently works with AutoCAD 2008-2012, including all products that are based on these AutoCAD releases, such as Civil-3D®. AutoCAD-LT and other "CAD" products are not supported. Import details here.
HydroCAD also offers the ability to to import watershed data from AutoCAD by using Carlson Hydrology. This collaboration allows curve numbers, Tc data, and even pond storage data to be transferred from an AutoCAD drawing into HydroCAD. This is an excellent solution for existing Carlson users who are already proficient with this software.
Please remember, HydroCAD is a stand-alone program that is fully functional even without the AutoCAD import capability. AutoCAD is required only for the automated import of watershed data. Other capabilities of HydroCAD are fully functional even without AutoCAD.
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