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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…

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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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Cool 2011 Feature #2 – Selection Cycling

Another new feature in AutoCAD 2011 is Selection Cycling. Ofttimes, you have two objects at the same place, and you may have difficulty selecting the correct one. That is where Selection Cycling is a big help.

Turn Selection Cycling on by picking the Selection Cycling toggle on the AutoCAD Status Line:
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Note: If you have Use Icons deselected, the button will read SC instead.

Then, start a command such as MOVER and move you crosshairs over the object to be moved. You will notice two overlapping pick boxes.

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Click on either item and you will be able to pick the specific item you want from the list that appears:

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