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Using a Non-Standard Pipe Type in HydraCALC
A customer called today asking how to enter a 1″ black plastic underground pipe for the calc. This particular situation sounded unique enough that I did not tell him to add that pipe type to our database, as I would have if he expected to see this pipe type used repeatedly. I told him to…
Using the Hydratec Software Download Area
Hydratec uses ShareFile to distribute our software installs and updates. New customers, or those without access, must request access to be able to get at these downloads. Access is only available to customers with a Hydratec subscription or those on an update plan. You can access the download area and request access by picking the…
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Month: August 2006
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If you are still on AutoCAD 2000, it’s way past time to get off of it and upgrade. That goes for 2000i and 2002, too. We are adding new features and functionality to the current versions of HydraCAD (V43, 44 and 45) and some of these features do not translate back to V42 (2000). One…
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64-bit machines. Are they supported? What works on them? Does AutoCAD? Does HydraCAD? What gives? The quick answer – 64 bit hardware = good. 64 bit operating systems = bad Many software packages don’t work on 64-bit operating systems, including HydraCAD and HydraLIST. AutoCAD is not supported on 64 bit operating systems either which means…
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Almost daily I get calls from customers saying that when they type in Open they don't get a dialog box but a command line asking for a file name, or their pipe sizes come in with the word -LENGTH- instead fo the actual length. AutoCAD variables are usually at fault. Here are the most common…
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We hear from a number of customers who have trouble with one of three related things in AutoCAD 2006: 1. A regen causes machine to lock up2. Switching between layout tabs causes machine to lock up3. Previewing a plot causes machine to lock up While these three things are not limited to the 2006 version…
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I just signed up for classes at Autodesk University, held once again this year in Las Vegas. This is an annual four day orgy in all things AutoCAD and we send 3-5 people each year to brush up on programming skills and learn new features about Autodesk programs and how to properly use them. You…
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My co-worker George showed me this one: In Outlook 2003 you can assign colors to email addresses so you can quickly tell whether the email came from a friend or foe (or your boss!) In Outlook 2003 pick the Tools pull down then pick Organize. Pick Using Colors on the left. That’s about it –…
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Many people I know have a bunch of AutoCAD seats in their company and get pretty frustrated trying to keep them straight. AutoCAD has two ways to make this easier: First is a Network License. With this you can install, say, a five user networked AutoCAD on a server and users can ‘check-out’ a copy…
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Being a first post, I don’t want to go overboard saying "Welcome to my new blog". So I won’t. You are welcome to comment on any topics posted here, but please keep it on topic, don’t be nasty and remember that this is not a Hydratec support site. Support questions should be directed to support@hydracad.com.…
The H-Factor 