After downloading a file, it is often Blocked. You must right-click on it, pick Properties and then check the Unblock item: But doing a dozen or more files gets old, real fast. I just learned a way to Unblock a batch of files at once. It involves using PowerShell, a Microsoft tool that is a…
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…
Recently our previous blog service (Typepad) ended their business – so, we have a new home. It will take a bit to get images back and displaying properly, but we are working on it! Final pageview count of original Typepad blog: 387,232
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…
