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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: November 2006
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So, imagine more than 7500 AutoCAD geeks in one place and you have a good idea of what Autodesk University is. Now throw in Las Vegas as the setting and the Venetian Hotel and Casino as the venue and it all comes together. Four days, 12 – 15 hours a day. I am in the…
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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…
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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…
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Notice that nifty new zoom features in 2007? The one where you feel like you are flying down a roller-coaster? Don’t care for it either, huh? Type in VTOPTIONS (View Transitions) and uncheck the first box – Enable animation for pan & zoom. Or play with the Transitions speed to maybe make it more to…
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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:…
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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 