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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 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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Displaying Navis Clashes in a HydraCAD Drawing

If you are using Naviswork Manage to do clash detection, then we have the tool for you! HydraCAD has a tool that will put a yellow error circle at each location that a clash occurs. Use the Navisworks Toolkit button on the Collaborate toolbar (below)

Then, export your piping to Navis and run a clash check. Then, switch to the Report tab and write a report to Text format, with at least Clach Point and Item Path checked.

Write this report to the C:\HES\Temp folder and name it HCAD_CLASH_DATA.TXT. Leave Navis open and then pick the Import Clashes Into Drawing option in the Navis Toolkit referenced above. Error bubbles will appear at the conflict locations. Hover over one of the errors to get information about that error:

Note: There is a Help document in the toolkit to refer to. There is also a Video for this process! You may need to download the full video from our support site, however.

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