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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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Month: October 2011

  • From a customer, answered by my co-worker John: Q: I want HydraCAD to fab a consistent 0-2” nipple for all of my Riser Nipples. I know the cut length will vary depending on the pipe it is attaching to and I am having to insert Riser nipples on grid lines, armovers, and mains and guess…

  • The previous post discussed how to alter the outlet on a riser nipple by double-clicking on it. Here I will go over some other situations (including the original situation): In all situations, double-click on the riser nipple, then click a third time. This will bring up the Riser Nipple toolbox. Pick Apply when done to…

  • Say you have a standard return bend. A 1" 0-4 (CC) feeding an armover that feeds a head. It looks something like this: Now say you need to offset that head to the next tile up, but want to keep the same connection point to the branch line. In short, you want it to look…

  • ??? – I am not even sure I understand what I just wrote. But if you want AutoCAD to look like it did in the 'good old days', visit this blog entry from CadNauseam, an excellent blog: Putting AutoCAD 2012 back to 'normal'