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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…
Using the Hydratec Software Download Area
Hydratec uses ShareFile to distribute our software installs and updates. New customers, or those without access, must request access to be able to get at these downloads. Access is only available to customers with a Hydratec subscription or those on an update plan. You can access the download area and request access by picking the…
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Some customers now have a Trimble Total Station for use in locating components in the field. HydraCAD has a tool to generate a hanger point file to be loaded into the Total Station, and that file can include seismic brace locations as well. The command is located within the Create 3D Hangers command, found on…
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Many larger sprinkler companies and fabricators modify their HydraLIST data – part numbers, prices, assemblies, pipe types, etc. It can get really tiresome to copy the HydraLIST data files to each users' machine whenever data is changed. Enter the Master Data Location. To set this location to a common folder is really simple. Here are…
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HydraCAD's templates have layers built into them, as you are already aware. These templates specify properties of the layers such as color, linetypes, plot status, and line-weights, among other things. Many users are content with using the layer properties we have set as defaults, but what if they want to change them? What if they…
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Good news! HydraCAD Versions 52 and 53, along with HydraLIST and and HydraCALC work great with Windows 10 Preview Edition 64-bit. I did not test the 32-bit version of Win 10, however I don't expect there should be any difficulties with that version, with the exception that V53 already does not support 32-bit platforms, by…
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When you right-click on the Pipe Type field in the pipe input screen, you usually see a dialog box that looks similar to the box below. But, what if you don't use some of those pipe types, or would rather display other ones? Pick the Options pulldown menu, then pick Edit Pipe Display Limits Here,…
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From a customer: Q: On the Miscellaneous tab I put the following, thinking I would get twelve 1" diameter 21’ pieces of pipe… Quantity: 12PN: 00004DB110 (the part number for 1" schedule 40 domestic pipe)Description: 1” diameter Dom Blk Sch 40 Pipe …Thinking I would get 12-21’ pieces of pipe. However, the processed list only…
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Last year we added a new feature to HydraCAD that allows users to add Fittings, Valves and Backflows to the drawing in order that they may be picked up in AutoCalc and brought over to HydraCALC. The command is Add Calculation Fittings from the Calculation toolbar: Pick this command. This will display a dialog box…
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Autodesk Account has replaced the former Autodesk Subscription Center as the place to get new versions, previous versions, request help, download installations and patches, and check your serial numbers and product keys, among others. 3 Each of the following topics has a section on how to access them: Logging into Autodesk Account Downloading Installations Serial…
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My coworker Bill wrote this up, based on frequent requests for help with Pressure Reducing Valves: There are two types of PRV valves, so there are two ways to handle the calculation: Type 1 – Fixed PRV Three calculations are required for a factory set or field adjustable PRV: Static at PRV, System Demand at…
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This idea is from long time customer and frequent good advice giver, Larry Howell at L & K Fire Protection in Marion, Illinois "I wanted to share windows file explorer libraries with the blog users, as I just discovered their usefulness. When choosing a place to save calculations and stock listing files, the default does…
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