The H-Factor

Reducing Entropy

Month: January 2009

  • Way back since AutoCAD 2000 or something, it has been possible to select objects using a non-rectangular window. When you use MOVE, COPY or whatever, type in WP or CP (for Window Polygon or Crossing Polygon). You will be able to select using a selection 'box of almost any shape, juse pick as many points…

  • Somewhere around 2003 the internal diameters of CPVC pipe changed, based on manufacturer. Prior to 2003 our database had CPVC dimension published by IPEX Blazemaster  (.884, 1.109, 1.4, 1.602)   In 2003 we updated the database to match data published at the time by Tyco, Spears & Harvel (.874, 1.101, 1.394, 1.598) Looking online today…

  • My coworker Paul noticed yesterday that his files were not getting sorted in Explorer like he was used to seeing them. Those that started with numbers were no longer in numerical order, at least not the way he wanted them. He dug around and found a Knowledge Base article on the Microsoft website. Sort Order…