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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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Sorry for the long delay between posts, but I was a little busy getting ready for 2011. From a Customer today: Q: After I updated to 2011 cad, when I go to click on V51 icon it takes me to 2010 cad. I am doing anything wrong, or should I be starting it up through…
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From a longtime customer – Joe O.: Here is one I just noticed in Vista and I was not sure if you knew about it… With Vista, if you highlight multiple files to change the name, the name will change but each file will retain their respective extensions. This is very handy if you…
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We all like UNDO perhaps more than any other AutoCAD command. (don't you wish Life had undos? Of course you do, if not, yer lyin') Well, if you ever get the Must enter UNDO END when trying to undo, just pick our ESC button on the HydraCAD Utilities toolbar, and that will do the UNDO…
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If you are sending us, or a coworker a drawing for them to AutoList or diagnose – how do you send the listing tag setup (the top 5 FIGs)? The good news is that you don't have to , they are part of the drawing as long as you are on 50.4/51.4 or newer. From…
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When I first got my computer and booted my machine, I went go get a cup of coffee from the kitchen here at the office. When I came back, i could use the computer. Now, after a few years, I feel like I could get to Colombia and back with a cup of coffee before…
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From a customer (Aaron at Dalmatian), via Bill, my coworker: "I spoke to you about an hour ago regarding the ugly mesh around all of the 3d objects when setting the viewport shade plot to 'hidden' with the model otherwise set to '2dwireframe'. I’ve figured this one out and thought I’d share it with you:…
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Many times customers have trouble registering their AutoCADs and need additional help. Unfortunately we don't have too many resources to draw on, since AutoCAD holds the keys to the registration vault, so to speak. So the next step is to call Autodesk, and therein lies the problems. Years ago Autodesk proudly and prominently displayed phone…
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Does it take 20 minutes for you to copy and paste drawing entities? The reason is that probably have a bazillion SCALE LISTS as part of your drawing, thanks to all those that are parts of each XREF you have attached. Type in SCALELISTEDIT and pick Reset to clear them out. Note: If you reattach…
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Many people use Bayspace to insert sprinkler heads and connect them with branch lines. Most don't know that you can also have Bayspace draw one pipe from the first head to the last head or draw no pipes at all. This option is on the second dialog box as seen below. The One Pipe…
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The question now arises, what machine to buy for all this 3D stuff. This from one of our customers “We just ordered 12 machines: They’ll all be 64 bit with Windows 7 Ultimate loaded… 9 gigs of ram, 10,000 rpm Raptor hard drives, and NVidia 260 video cards with 1.8 gigs of ram on them”…
The H-Factor 