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
What is the status bar? It is that thing at the bottom of your drafting window that looks like this: Now, in my opinion, the icons are pretty, but I would rather have the words, so I don't have to think too much when I am changing settings. So, right click on any one of…
HydraCAD V51.10 (and by extension, V52) added a new function – Generate RCP Heads to the Cleanup toolbar. What does this do? From the OlderChanges.rtf document: (N)New command added (Generate RCP Heads) to help with the plotting of pendent heads for a Reflected Ceiling Plan. This command will generate a copy of any sprinkler heads…
Autodesk has created a reduced feature version of Revit (with a much reduced price) that will allow you to open Revit drawings, but not do much else. It will allow you to open Revit files from other sources and turn them into DWG files, but there is no ability for it to be programmed by…
