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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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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

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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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Using the ALT+TAB and CTRL+TAB Keys in Window Apps

Most people seem to know that holding down the ALT key while tapping the TAB key switches Windows applications, not as many appear to know that holding down the CTRL key while tapping the TAB key cycles through open Documents or Drawings _within_ the current window. In other words, if you are in AutoCAD, and have more than one drawing open, holding down the CTRL key while tapping the TAB key will cylce through the drawings you have open.

Bonus tip – If you have a Windows key on your keyboard, holding down the Windows key and pressing E opens up Windows Explorer. Windows+I opens Internet Explorer, Windows+D displays the Desktop. A complete list of Windows key shortcuts can be found here: Windows Key Shortcuts

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