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
Each time HydraCAD is updated, we replace our tool palettes. This is because we have been adding things to them since they were first created. This causes a problem with those who make their own palettes. There are two options here: If you wish to use your own palettes and our palettes: Create your palettes.…
This happens once in a while: You try to install an autodesk product and it says you must rmeove all software first. Add/Remove Programs doesn't seme to do it. What's next? Autodesk has produced a white paper on the subject here: Removing Autodesk Products If that does not work, and it appears that there might…
Occasionally, you may start a command, but nothing seems to happen. Often it is because you cannot see a dialog box that is opening, and it is off screen waiting for your input. This can happen from reducing resolution or going from two screens to one, or from bringing a laptop and hooking it up to different…
