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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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Using AutoCAD FLATSHOT Command to Create a 2D Representation of 3D Objects

This is a really simple, really cool, tool. And it has been around since AutoCAD 2007. It will create a model space 2D block of the 3D objects found in your drawing. You can insert that block into your drawing, replace one that is already there, or create a new drawing file of that block. I used the PUMPROOM.DWG from HydraTools->Tools->Training Drawings.

Type in FLATSHOT:

Select you options and pick your objects. In the example below, I chose to not show obscured lines. I set my current view at SE Isometric and did one FLATSHOT. I then went to a TOP Isometric view and did another FLATSHOT. This created two blocks of my pump room that I could annotate or add dimensions to.

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