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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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Possibly the coolest new feature of 2015 is the Lasso. This new selection mode lets you freehand a selection set of virtually any shape, quickly and (sometimes) easily. It can be used anytime you are selecting objects.

When presented with the familiar Select Objects: prompt, just hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor – you will be drawing a Lasso! There are three modes – Window, Crossing and Fence. Hit the Spacebar (as noted at the command line) to cycle through these three choices while lassoing. Let go of the mouse button when done with a lasso and continue selecting (or removing) objects using another lasso or other selection method.

It will take some practice to get used to the flow of a lasso, so try it out a few times to get familiar with the ins and outs of this option.

 

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