Irrigation Schedule

 

 

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Select the Irrigation Schedule function and the system will present this dialog box:

 

Irrigation Schedule dialog box.

 

Destination

You can choose to have the schedule output to either the drawing or a spreadsheet file. When outputting to a spreadsheet file, you probably would want to expand the Sprays by nozzle, and include quantities for all items for easy take-offs.

 

The destination also includes an “Entire Palette” option. Check this if you want to see a schedule of all of the equipment you have added to a project, regardless if you have placed any of them into a drawing.

 

Sprays / Bubblers

These have the option of being group by family, or having each nozzle on a different line. The schedule can get much longer with each nozzle on a separate line, yet this may be desired for an accurate quantity count for each nozzle. Also, the GPM can only be displayed when sprays are separated by nozzle.

 

Rotors / Impacts

Rotors and Impacts must be separated by nozzle. You can choose any combination of columns for them.

 

Valves / Equipment

Under Valves/Equipment, you can choose to include the Water Meter or P.O.C. on the schedule. Also, if you are exporting the schedule to a spreadsheet, you have the option to Itemize equipment by size.

 

Default

Clicking Default will save the currently displayed options, to be the default the next time the Irrigation Schedule is run.

 

If you have multiple sheet areas or P.O.C.’s defined in your drawing, you will be prompted to select any number of them to run the schedule on. Finally, you will be prompted to select the upper left corner of the schedule if outputting to the drawing, or Excel will appear if you are exporting to a spreadsheet.

 

Irrigation Schedule is generated and placed into the drawing. The details have not been placed or associated for simplicity.

 

Irrigation Schedule placed with sprays separated by nozzle, no descriptions, and data columns of PSI, GPM, Radius, and quantity.

 

Notice that the Irrigation Schedule has the following information:

§	Symbol: The symbol of each head type in a model series.

§	Arc Pattern: The arc pattern or, in the case of adjustable arc heads, the radius is indicated below the symbol.

§	Manufacturer & Model

§	Description: The second line of the model text is the general description of the component. It will wrap to additional lines as necessary, or can be omitted entirely.

§	Quantity: If sprays are grouped, the quantity is the sum of all nozzles in the group. For pipe, the quantity is lineal feet counted to each connected item's insertion point (thus no need to account for the fuzz factor of the size of head/equipment symbols).

§	Flow/PSI/Radius: The performance figures as indicated by the design pressure chosen when the head was added to the project. Strips sprays display their pattern dimensions for radius.

§	Detail: In this example the detail is not listed because they will have to be associated with the component as indicated in Details.

 

If you need to delete a head type at a later date, simply run the schedule again and the new schedule will reflect the changed condition.

F Remember: If you place only one head of a certain model into the drawing, such as a full circle 12’ radius shrub spray head, and choose to group the sprays, the schedule will indicate all of the 12’ radius shrub spray symbols, from quarter circle to full circle.