If you want to use a new type of hanger, or are a fab shop that gets a job from a contractor that uses a hanger type that you do not have, it is easy to add that new hanger type to your own machine. A hanger is an assembly, and an assembly is just…
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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…
A Question today from a customer: Where do I switch from plotstyles ending with *.stb to *.ctb? Answer, from Greg here at Hydratec: The normal HydraCAD template is set to use “ctb” files. Load this template for ctb The “Hydracad_stb” template is set to use “stb” files. Load this template for stb Next, there is…
As promised, the second installment of our exciting series. This will cover up to AutoCAD 2000i. For later releases and more on all releases check out the Unofficial AutoCAD History Pages for all the info! Release 12 June 1992 AutoCAD Release 12 drawings are compatible with AutoCAD Release 11 This was a big deal. It…
I am sure many of you that are new to AutoCAD take many of the features of AutoCAD for granted, but those feature weren’t always there. Just like things that will come in the future are here yet. If you know what I mean. For example – some milestones that look pretty primitive right now:…
AutoCAD’s FIND command is pretty handy in way you might not expect. Here’s an example: Say you want to change a bunch of hangers from #11 to #16 – 1. Turn off all but the Hangers layer2. Type in Find3. Type in 11 in the Find text string field (do not enter the # sign…
The H-Factor 