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Webinar Series January February 2024

Explore Hydraulic System Design with HyDraw® CAD, NetSkeme®, MDTools®, and NetBlok3DTM.

Join our product team as they demonstrate our engineering design software and services

Webinars 2025
Topical Webinar
Design Mating Manifolds for Section Valves using MDTools
Tue, Jan 14, 2025 10:00 AM EST (45 min)

Learn how to easily create assembly constraints and automatically assemble manifolds designed in the MDTools 900-series - all at the click of a button. This webinar complements the October 2024 session on MDTools 700 Series.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Topical Webinar
Create and Manage Sheet Sets using HyDraw
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Boost your productivity by organizing symbols and model data into custom libraries optimized for schematic design. Learn how new utilities streamline the library creation process, offering a faster and more efficient alternative to traditional methods using the HyDraw Library Manager alone.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Topical Webinar
Optimized Manifold Design Workflow using NetBlok3D & MDTools
Tue, Feb 04, 2025 10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Discover how to efficiently verify manifold block design readiness for manufacturing—all from within a web browser. Explore how this innovative technology also streamlines manifold manufacturing inspection processes, enhancing productivity and quality.
(Presenter: Megan O'Neil)

Product Webinar
Manifold Design Efficiencies utilizing MDTools Library Manager
Tue, Feb 11, 2025 10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Discover the exciting new features in MDTools 985 Beta, scheduled for release in January 2025. Join this session to learn how these updates can benefit beta users and enhance your workflow.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Topical Webinar
Revisit Non Rectangular Blocks

Revisit Non-Rectangular Manifold Design using MDTools

Tue, May 13, 2025 10:00 AM EDT (45 min)

Join us for a fresh look at designing non-rectangular manifolds with MDTools! This session revisits key concepts from our October 2020 webinar while exploring new insights and techniques to help you create manifolds tailored to unique application needs. Whether you’re refining your approach or learning for the first time, this webinar will showcase how MDTools provides the flexibility to go beyond traditional designs.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Product Webinar
rediscover netskeme

Re-Discover NetSkeme: Web-Based Hydraulic Circuit Design Made Easy

Thu, May 29, 2025 10:00 AM EDT (30 min)

Join us as we reintroduce NetSkeme, the intuitive web-based solution for designing hydraulic circuits anytime, anywhere—without the need for installed software. NetSkeme offers a seamless, user-friendly experience with industry-standard symbols and file formats, ensuring compatibility across your workflow. We’ll also reveal new features and personalization options that will be available in an upcoming release. Whether you're a seasoned designer or new to hydraulic circuit design, this session will demonstrate how NetSkeme streamlines the process while adapting to your needs.
(Presenter: Megan O'Neil)

Topical Webinar
Design Requirements HyDraw

Using Design Requirements in HyDraw CAD

Thu, Jun 05, 2025 10:00 AM EDT (30 min)

Learn how to define and apply design requirements within your hydraulic system designs to reduce errors and improve efficiency.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Product Webinar
Sneak Peek: NetSkeme Plus

Sneak Peek: NetSkeme Plus - More Features, Same Convenience

Tue, Jun 17, 2025 10:00 AM EDT (30 min)

Get an exclusive first look at NetSkeme Plus, an enhanced version of our cloud-based hydraulic circuit design software. With expanded features and greater customization, NetSkeme Plus empowers you to design more efficiently while maintaining the same intuitive ease of use you've come to expect from NetSkeme. Join us to see how it takes hydraulic circuit design to the next level!
(Presenter: Olivia Pratt)

Topical Webinar
Navigating ISO 1219_ Compliance, Best Practices, and Industry Insights

Navigating ISO 1219: Compliance, Best Practices, and Industry Insights

Thu, Oct 16, 2025
10:00 AM EDT (30 min)

While VEST diagramming products are fully ISO 1219 compliant in both symbol data (1219-1) and application (1219-2), there is considerable diversity in how these standards are applied—or overlooked—across the industry. In this session, we’ll share insights to help you better understand the role of these standards, distinguish between standards, conventions, and best practices, and apply that knowledge effectively throughout the circuit design process.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Product Webinar
NetSkeme Plus_ Hydraulic Design, Reimagined

NetSkeme Plus: Hydraulic Design, Re-Imagined

Tue, Oct 28, 2025
10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Discover NetSkeme Plus – a fresh, browser-based approach to hydraulic circuit design, conceived with today’s professionals in mind. Combining intuitive ease of use with powerful customization, NetSkeme Plus gives engineers the flexibility to tailor their work at an affordable price. With features such as a personalized symbol library, customizable metadata, streamlined configuration tools, and flexible design options, NetSkeme Plus empowers sales, application, and design professionals to work faster, smarter, and more consistently – without the steep learning curve of traditional CAD platforms. Several advanced HyDraw CAD capabilities have also been reimagined within the NetSkeme framework, making them simpler and more intuitive. See how NetSkeme Plus stands on its own as a powerful, user-friendly, and affordable alternative.
(Presenter: Olivia Pratt)

Topical Webinar
SmartFluidPower

Practical Application of Dynamic Simulation in Fluid Power Circuit Designs

Thu, Nov 06, 2025
10:00 AM EST (45 min)

SmartFluidPower will host this webinar to showcase their dynamic simulation platform for fluid power systems, built on the open-source OpenModelica software. They will demonstrate how hydraulic circuit diagrams can be simulated. Through practical use cases, SFP will show how their product helps reduce prototyping costs and strengthen the case for why simulation is becoming indispensable in many modern engineering workflows.
(Presenter: Marco Rizzoli)

Product Webinar
Introducing HyDraw CAD 2026

Introducing HyDraw CAD 2026

Thu, Nov 13, 2025
10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Discover enhanced DWG file compatibility when inserting into SolidWorks and Inventor drawings, streamlined migration of HyDraw CAD settings, and a range of new solenoid enhancements designed to boost your workflow efficiency.
(Presenter: Carlo Molon)

Topical Webinar
NetSkeme Plus_ Customizing your Symbol Library

NetSkeme Plus: Customizing Your Symbol Library

Thu, Nov 20, 2025
10:00 AM EST (30 min)

Follow along with host Olivia Pratt as she builds a custom library of symbols and data in NetSkeme Plus, using NetSkeme’s extensive database of model codes and ISO 1219-compliant symbols, as well as NetSkeme Plus’s intuitive and powerful tools to customize symbols and model data. Additionally, learn how to manage the library’s organization and metadata quickly and easily. This webinar will empower you to organize your custom library to fit your unique design process, saving you valuable time on every project.
(Presenter: Olivia Pratt)

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