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Unblocking a Group of Files

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…

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Adding Hanger Types to HydraLIST

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…

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Configuring AutoCAD to Save Drawings to a Particular Version

Here at Hydratec we support users on all versions of AutoCAD, but primarily on AutoCAD 2007 or newer. When a user sends me a drawing I don't want to have to worry about whether I should open it in V50 or in V51 (both work the same for all usual support purposes). But, I don't want to send it back to them in a newer drawing format that they cannot read, either. So I have configured both 2010 and 2011 to automatically save all drawings in the 2007 format. You can do this in the AutoCAD OPTIONS dialog box:

SaveConvert

Pick the Open and Save tab and set the Save As: to the AutoCAD 2007 format

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