The H-Factor

Reducing Entropy

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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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  • From a customer: “Now that I freelance for several different clients, I run into some issues with AutoList. I have to change a couple of the Top Five FIGs each time I bounce between clients projects, as I only stocklist as they request piping to allow for any building or coordination changes. This causes issues…

  • If you want to have only one branch line ID for an entire branch line, but are worried that AutoList will absorb other fittings into that branch line, or will miss certain sprinkler heads because of the default way it does things, then this is how to set things up properly. The part I mention…

  • With HydraCAD for AutoCAD, you can draw a ‘regular’ HydraCAD system, and then create the Revit model for coordination with the BIM team on a project. This requires a few things: You must have Revit on the computer using the HydraCAD for AutoCAD in order to make the conversion You must know the version of…