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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 #6 – Parametrics, or How to Sloppy Build the Perfect Rectangle

 

This is the last major new AutoCAD 2011 feature I will devote a blog entry to. There are some others, and the new features of things such as POLYLINES and LINETYPES will probably start showing up in various V51 commands in the near future.

This one is one the fringes of sprinkler design, but I am sure someone will find it useful.

1. Draw a sloppy rectangle by using a PLINE and Closing it after picking four points.

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Pretty sloppy, huh?

2. Pick the Parallel parametric from the Parametric ribbon panel. You will be asked to pick two objects. Pick one of the lines that is going in the correct direction as your first object. Pick the opposite side as you second object. The second object you pick will be made to be parallel to the first one. repeat with the other two opposite sides.

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There you go! As you stretch one side, the opposite sides will be adjusted to remain parallel.

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