The Toro Co. released AquaFlow 4.0, a free drip irrigation design software that provides irrigation designers with a state-of-the-art tool to configure drip irrigation systems for optimum performance.
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The Toro Co. announced the latest version of its popular drip irrigation design software: AquaFlow 4.0. The software is available as a web application so you don't have to download it to you computer. Simply log on to AquaFlow website (aquaflow.toro.com), register and start designing.

AquaFlow 4.0 is easier to use, as a lot of requested features, such as easy lateral comparisons and expandable panels will automatically adjust to your screen. To register and access AquaFlow 4.0, visit driptips.toro.com or aquaflow.toro.com.

A summary of AquaFlow's capabilities include:

• Ability to create designs both offline and online at www.toro.com or driptips.toro.com without the need to download to your computer.


• A user-friendly welcome screen that automatically formats to multiple screens and font sizes, and includes expandable panels that reveal instant results, including a color-coded Uniformity Map. Design functions include Laterals, Submains, Lateral/Submain Flushing, and Mainlines.


• Pull-down menus to allow easy creation of Customers and Projects, and easy selection of Mainline Design, Custom Laterals and Pipes, Options, Common Formulas, and Help. To enable the Custom Laterals feature, contact aquaflow@toro.com.


• Report of lateral quantity per block, number of laterals per block, and submain and mainline irrigation travel time.


• Chart of submain velocity vs. distance.


• Ability to enter data for custom submain and mainline pipe sizes. To enable the Custom Pipe Sizes feature, contact aquaflow@toro.com


• Lateral choices include Aqua-Traxx® and Aqua-Traxx® PC premium drip tape, Neptune flat emitter dripline, BlueLine® Classic and BlueLine® PC premium dripline, and Custom Laterals.


• Submain and Mainline choices include Oval Hose and Layflat, and multiple types and sizes of PVC pipe.


• Multiple-slopes may be entered for laterals, submains, and mainlines.


• Submains and mainlines may be telescoped with multiple pipe sizes.


• Two laterals may be easily compared.


• Designs may be easily saved, exported and imported.


• Reports may be printed/saved to pdf.


• Choose either English or Spanish language.


• Choose either Standard or Metric units.