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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…

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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This is an annual question – it comes up every time AutoCAD releases a new version. The fact that so many people ask us what their serial number is speaks to serious flaws in Autodesk's system for notifying users, but I can't do anything about that. What I can do is tell you a number of places to look for that serial number.

Option 1. The first is an email that Autodesk sends out every time a new version is released. The email is sent to the Subscription Coordinator in your company. This email states the serial number and product key clearly. Here is what our looks like (minus the blur):

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Oftimes the Subscription Coordinator is accounting person or somebody who pays the bills, when it really should be the design manager or computer person in your company. Whomever it is can add you as a contact also, from inside the Subscription Center. PS – My email was flagged as spam, so who knows if your even got through.

Option 2. From inside the Subscription Center, you can pick Contract Administration from the left list of choices. Then pick Coverage Report. This will list your serial numbers and products:

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Option 3. From the Subscription Center, you can request help from the links on the right. You can ask for your serial number there.

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