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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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Author: art
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A wooden roof with dormers – many of us see the all the time, but how to label it so that HydraCAD can elevate it properly – that is another thing. The drawing below shows how to handle this. If you download and install the HydraCAD V50.1 Rev2 update from our website, this drawing will…
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From a Customer: I have a suggestion for your next revision: The info sheet button could have a pull down tab so that a different info sheet can be used. Quite often I will use the first calc, modify it and do a standpipe calc. The only problem is the info sheet can not be…
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From a customer question: …for the Part Masks, I was hoping there was a quicker, easier way to bring them up and/or print out a matrix to use when I am (or others less experienced in Hydratec software are) looking for parts (or specific manufacturers) to bring into a model. The PN LookUp button has…
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I don't imagine this will help too many sprinkler designers out there, but Autodesk has announced the following program: Free Software License*: Any student license of AutoCAD®, Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Inventor® Professional, and/or AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software. Free Online Training: On-demand training available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Reduced-Cost Classroom Training: Many…
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Lets say you have a ton of branch lines with retrofitted armovers that go off in all directions. There is no easy way to size these, right? Try this: Size all your branch lines by selecting the Lines option in the Size Pipe toolbar. Also select Use Directional Filter and select either Horizontal or Vertical,…
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In 2009 and newer you might have grumbled once or twice about the fact that the good old SNAP/ORTHO/OSNAP/etc. buttons at the bottom of the screen have been replaced by icons that require that you hover over them to figure out what the heck they mean. This is not an improvement in my opinion. If…
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If you choose to install the new databases for HydraLIST and HydraCALC – here is where the existing files get backed up to: Note the two Backup folders, one under each program. Also note the folders named Standard Data under each. Regardless of whether or not you choose to replace the data, a…
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From a customer: Art, we are doing a hospital that has say 1500 heads per floor x 6 floors on armovers. When we go to tag the piping, the branch lines are say 1.5” the arms are 1” and the mains are 4”. Since the mains are on a different layer, they are easy to…
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This question was posed by a customer and frequent blog reader. Here's the list HydraLIST: \HES\Hydlist\Ver50\Data\Setup – If you take the whole folder (not subfolders), you will always be safe. If you are the one doing the editing and want to copy these to another machine, then sort by date and just take the ones…
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For the last six months I have put up with the fact that when I pick the New icon, I don't get the Start a New Drawing dialog, but instead get thrown into the 3D Land of Gray template. The only way around this for me is to pick the File pulldown then pick New…
The H-Factor 