The H-Factor

Using a drawing scale other than 1/8"=1' or 1-100, you may notice your riser circle or text is too large or too small. This is how you correct that:

1.Type in 3MO or pick the 3D Modeling Options button from the 3D Modeling toolbar.

2. Pick the Restore HydraCAD Defaults button. This usually does it. If you want a different size than that, then specify that in the Global Riser Diameter Settings fields to the left.

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Sometimes you just don't like the height or width of our riser nipples. Well, this can be resolved fairly easily:

1. Pick one riser nipple and right-click

2. Pick Select Similar from the menu that appears

3. Open up the properties box (Ctrl+1) if not already open

4. Scroll down to the text section and adjust the height and width as needed.

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If you want a more permanent fix, try this:

A few customers point out that the riser nipple text takes up too much room. They would like move the text closer to the clamshell and minimize the empty gap. This is easy to do:

1. Open up the VP and VPRJ drawings in the \HES\HydraCAD\Ver50\Programs\Version57 folder. Cancel any dialogs that may come up.

2. Using grips, move the white text as close to the circle as you like. Do not move the circle closer to the text!

3. Save the edited drawings.