Lesson 1 : Getting started

In this first lesson we will explain some of the principles of using the FHC software

•Open a FHC project file

•Find the FHC example projects
•Use the various view commands
•Calculate the system
•Display various properties

Open a FHC project file

Your need to start the FHC program and then go to the menu File -> Open and navigate to the examples folder. When FHC is
installed it creates a folder in the Windows documents called "My FHC" you should be able to easily navigate this using the
standard Windows commands the exact method will vary depending which version of Windows you are using. In Windows 10
it should look something like this 'This PC > documents > My FHC' once you have found this folder will have a sub folder named
Projects open this folder and inside you will find an example folder. You should now open NFPA & EN 12845 folder and select
TEST.FHC project file and Open, you should now be looking at a very simple tree system with 4 sprinklers head like the one
bellow.

Now we have opened the FHC project file we going to introduce some of the simpler commands to help you navigate around
and view various properties. FHC has many different methods of achieving the same thing you can use the drop-down menus
and select the item, directly use the Toolbars and the quickest at all is to use Shortcuts, we will introduce you to the most
frequently used View commands

View Commands

When you open a FHC project is always displayed in plan view but the hydraulic models which you will draw in the FHC
program of 3-D and you can view them in a number of different isometric views try pressing the [F6] key. This is change the
view to an isometric south easterly view, now if you press the [F7] key you view the changed to Northwest.

You can see a full list of all the different view commands by selecting the going to the menu View you should see the following