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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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Autodesk has released a 2012 Performance Hotfix for all AutoCAD 2012 based products. This is manual file replacement hotfix that fixes performance issues that occur because of layer control tools in the Ribbon. Some customers have noticed a 300% speed increase when running Cadalyst's 3D benchmark tests. This Hotfix can be downloaded here: 2012 Performance…
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One of the longstanding requests from customers has been to be able to use other than E and T for their Elbows and Tees when they AutoCalc. They may be calcing a CPVC job, so they want to use other fittings that are assigned to CPVC specific products, for example. Or they may use FireLock…
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A customer needed to draw a polyline around a floor section of a building and wanted the area of the floor section (square feet) to be attached to it. This can be done with fields, and can many cool things. In fact, this exact feature is how we are creating remote areas with the square…
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Each time HydraCAD is updated, we replace our tool palettes. This is because we have been adding things to them since they were first created. This causes a problem with those who make their own palettes. There are two options here: If you wish to use your own palettes and our palettes: Create your palettes.…
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After updating to V51.09 you may notice that your HydraCAD V51 shortcut opens AutoCAD 2010 or 2011 (if you have them). That is because our updates do not create or alter the shortcuts, only our installations do. To change it: 1. Right click on the HydraCAD V51 shortcut and pick Properties. Pick the Shortcut tab…
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This happens once in a while: You try to install an autodesk product and it says you must rmeove all software first. Add/Remove Programs doesn't seme to do it. What's next? Autodesk has produced a white paper on the subject here: Removing Autodesk Products If that does not work, and it appears that there might…
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Occasionally, you may start a command, but nothing seems to happen. Often it is because you cannot see a dialog box that is opening, and it is off screen waiting for your input. This can happen from reducing resolution or going from two screens to one, or from bringing a laptop and hooking it up to different…
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Thanks to a long time customer, I now know about the AutoCAD command for tuning up your 3D performance. It is 3DCONFIG. This brings up the 'Advanced Degradation and Performance Tuning' tool (sounds futuristic, eh?). From here you can tweak this or that to speed up 3D, but some of the highlights are as follows:…
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This is an annual question – it comes up every time AutoCAD releases a new version. The fact that so many people ask us what their serial number is speaks to serious flaws in Autodesk's system for notifying users, but I can't do anything about that. What I can do is tell you a number…
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Say you want to add a loss curve for a new device. Here's what you do: 1. Open HydraCALC2. Pick the Utility pulldown menu and then pick Alter Pipe/Fittings3. Go to the bottom of the table and you will see other curves here (all are defined as a Z fitting)4. In the first open line,…
The H-Factor 