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Industrial hydraulic design software

For machine builders, OEM engineers, and hydraulic system integrators

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Hydraulic design software with automatic component selection, manufacturer ordering codes, and bill of materials generation for hydraulic schematics.

Hydraulic software built for industrial circuit design

Paro builds hydraulic software for industrial engineers who design and document hydraulic systems. Machine builders, OEM engineers, and hydraulic system integrators use HydroSym to draw production-ready circuit schematics, select real manufacturer components, and generate complete bills of materials — without the workarounds that come with general CAD tools as you can see in this comparison table.

Since 1974, we’ve been helping engineers worldwide design flawless hydraulic systems with our advanced hydraulic software portfolio.

A schematic in our hydraulic system design tool.

What is industrial hydraulic software?

Industrial hydraulic software is design and documentation software for physical hydraulic systems — machine circuits, hydraulic power units, and manifold assemblies used in industrial machinery and OEM equipment. It covers three disciplines: schematic design, manifold engineering, and CNC production programming. It is not civil or water engineering software. Tools like HEC-RAS, EPANET, and WaterCAD model water flow in pipes and drainage networks — a separate field with no overlap with industrial fluid power design.

HydroSym hydraulic schematic software displaying a large hydraulic circuit with interconnected subsystems, valves, actuators, and control components.
Shipyard hydraulic systems designed with HydroSym hydraulic schematic software.

HydroSym has greatly simplified our daily work by reducing the time it takes to draw a hydraulic diagram, whether it’s for a rebuild or a new project.

Used across industrial hydraulics

CNC lathe (computer numerical control lathe).

Industrial presses and hydraulic power units

Hydraulic presses and power units are typically produced in variants — different force ratings, stroke configurations, or customer specs. HydroSym handles the full documentation set per variant: schematic, BOM, and direct handoff to HydroMan for manifold design, without re-entering component data between tools.

Large offshore cranes and industrial vessels operating in a harbor.

Marine and offshore hydraulic systems

Hydraulic systems on offshore platforms and vessels must be documented to classification standards and survive rigorous commissioning review. HydroSym gives marine hydraulic engineers a single environment to draw and document deck cranes, steering units, and hydraulic power units — producing ISO 1219-1 compliant schematics and full bills of materials in one step.

Komatsu PC240LC excavator.

Mobile crane and agricultural machinery hydraulics

Mobile equipment — cranes, telehandlers, and agricultural machinery — runs on complex multi-function hydraulic circuits where every component must be traceable in the BOM. HydroSym's component library includes real manufacturer parts from major mobile equipment suppliers, so engineers draw production-ready schematics with accurate ordering codes from the first draft.

How Paro compares to other hydraulic software

HydroSym, HydroMan and HydroCam cover the full hydraulic engineering workflow from schematic to CNC production. Here’s how the Paro suite compares to other platforms engineers evaluate.

Paro Famic Technologies Zuken VEST
Primary discipline Hydraulics — schematic design, manifold engineering, CNC production Multi-technology simulation hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, PLC Combined electrical and fluid design for mixed machine layouts Hydraulic and pneumatic schematic design
Hydraulic schematics ✅ HydroSym ✅ Automation Studio ✅ E3.fluid ✅ HyDraw CAD
Pneumatic schematics ✅ HydroSym ✅ Automation Studio ✅ E3.fluid ✅ HyDraw CAD
Electrical schematics ✅ HydroSym ✅ Automation Studio ✅ E3.fluid core strength HyDraw CAD (limited)
Circuit simulation Design & documentation only ✅ Automation Studio - core feature - -
Manifold design ✅ HydroMan — dedicated standalone tool. Import your HydroSym schematic directly to unlock built-in error-checking, which catches mistakes before they reach production. Can also be used standalone. ✅ Automation Studio — module available ✅ E3.fluid — multiple views (schematic + manifold drawing) ✅ MDTools — dedicated 3D manifold design add-in for Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks; imports schematic data directly from HyDraw CAD. Requires Inventor or SolidWorks licence.
CNC production output ✅ HydroCam generates CNC programs - - -
Schematic → production workflow ✅ Complete — HydroSym, HydroMan and HydroCam in one connected suite Automation Studio — schematic + manifold, no CNC output E3.fluid — schematic + manifold view; no CNC output Schematic + manifold (HyDraw CAD → MDTools); requires Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks. No CNC output.
Requires AutoCAD No - native Windows app No - standalone No - standalone Yes - AutoCAD add-in
Component library 1M+ real manufacturer parts, 300+ brands Manufacturer catalogues (select brands) Symbol library included CAD-based symbol/component library
ISO 1219-1 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Best for teams who… Design hydraulic systems as their core discipline Need multi-technology simulation and validation Have combined electrical and fluid design workflows Work in AutoCAD-based environments
Support Direct support from Paro engineers by email, phone and live session - included in every subscription even during trial. Email, phone and portal - included in paid Maintenance Plan; business hours Mon–Fri Eastern Time Regional helpdesk by phone and email; 95% of calls responded to within 2 hours; software maintenance programme with 24-hour online support Ticket-based via Zoho Desk; current and one previous version only
Pricing HydroSym from €39/month. HydroMan from €245/user/month (billed 2-yearly) — includes HydroSym licence. HydroCam: contact Paro. Automation Studio: request quote E3.fluid: request quote HyDraw CAD: request quote. MDTools: request quote + requires a separate Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks licence.
Competitor information sourced from public product pages. Last verified July 2026. Contact each vendor for current feature availability and pricing.

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Our hydraulic software tools

From designing a schematic to fabricating a 900-hole manifold, Paro makes creating as simple as 1, 2, 3.

Engineered for engineers.

  • Used by 1263 daily users in 41 countries

  • Over 1000 companies rely on our solutions

  • Over 1 million  components in our library

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Built for industrial hydraulics applications

  • Machine tool builders and industrial automation engineers use HydroSym to design and document hydraulic circuits for production machinery, with real manufacturer components and automatic BOM output from the first draft.

  • Crane manufacturers and agricultural OEMs draw and document complex multi-function circuits across equipment variants, keeping component data accurate and traceable from design through to production.
    Marine and offshore hydraulic engineers produce ISO 1219-1 compliant schematics and documentation packages for deck cranes, steering units, and hydraulic power units that meet classification society requirements.

  • Hydraulic power unit designers draw complete circuit schematics with real manufacturer parts and generate procurement-ready bills of materials in a single step.

  • OEM machine builders standardise hydraulic documentation across projects — consistent schematics, reusable component libraries, and direct handoff to HydroMan for manifold design.

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Frequently asked questions

What is hydraulic software?

Hydraulic software is engineering software used to design, document and manufacture hydraulic systems. In the context of industrial engineering, it covers tools for hydraulic schematic design, manifold design and CNC production — such as Paro's HydroSym, HydroMan and HydroCam. This is distinct from civil or water engineering tools (such as HEC-RAS, EPANET or WaterCAD), which model water distribution, flood systems or stormwater — not industrial hydraulic circuits.

What types of hydraulic software are there?

The main categories of hydraulic software for industrial use are: schematic design software (for creating hydraulic circuit drawings), manifold design software (for 3D hydraulic block design), CAM software for hydraulic manifolds (for generating CNC machine code), and hydraulic simulation software (for modelling fluid behaviour). Paro's product suite covers the first three categories — schematic design with HydroSym, manifold design with HydroMan, and CNC production with HydroCam.

Which industries use hydraulic schematic software?

HydroSym is used across a wide range of industries, including industrial machinery, mobile equipment, offshore, marine, agriculture, mining, renewable energy and hydraulic power units. Any company designing hydraulic systems can benefit from dedicated hydraulic design software.

How is Paro's hydraulic software different from competitors?

Paro is the only vendor offering a fully integrated workflow from hydraulic schematic design to manifold engineering to CNC production — HydroSym, HydroMan and HydroCam work as a connected suite. Competing tools either cover one part of this workflow or require third-party integrations to connect schematic design with manufacturing. Paro's integrated approach reduces handoff errors and shortens the path from design to production.