AutoSPRINK
Fire sprinkler system design CAD software for automatic sprinkler layout, hydraulic calculations, and BIM coordination -- available as a standalone application based on proprietary CAD engine and as an AutoCAD add-on, serving fire protection engineers and MEP contractors.
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1.8 /5 composite score
The fire-life-safety placement is sprinkler layout, hydraulic calculations, and BIM coordination in standalone and AutoCAD-based workflows. RF1 and RF2 keep C1 2/5 and C2 1/5 because pricing is contact-sales and no documented API, CLI, or scripting surface is published; C4 2/5 reflects DWG and DXF exchange.
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Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 2/5 | Contact sales Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 1/5 | -- |
| Ease of adoption | 2/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 2/5 | 2 file formats |
| Interoperability | 2/5 | 1 integrations |
Pricing
ModelContact sales
How we verified this: we checked AutoSPRINK against its live site and an independent source — slashdot.org. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-18.
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File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| DWG | unknown | unknown |
| DXF | unknown | unknown |
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AutoCAD
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