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Unblocking a Group of Files

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…

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Adding Hanger Types to HydraLIST

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…

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Using the HydraCAD Automatic Pipe Sizer

HydraCAD Version 52.2/51.12 added a new command to the Piping toolbar – Size Pipe by Schedule. This command will apply a sizing schedule to the line or main picked, along with all the lines or mains attached to it.

– Icon for Size Pipe by Schedule

This command s easy to use. Put your model into 3D mode, then pick this command.

Set your options and pick Continue. The Pipe Schedule screen will then come up. Set your sizing choices there as well. Then, select the pipeto be sized. Any pipes connected to that pipe will also be sized.

Armovers will be sized properly of they are drawn in the new armover layer (SPRKDAT4)

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