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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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Quick Firefox Tip of The Day – If you are on a website and want to open another browser window when you click on a link rather than having your current window switch to that content, click on the link using the middle mouse button. That will open the linked page in a new tab
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A customer just called and said he wanted to copy some of the layout tabs from another drawing into his new drawing. I didn’t know how to do this so I asked Alan here what to do. Here is how you do this: 1. Start a New drawing using our template2. Use the AutoCAD INSERT…
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Sorry for the lack of posting, between the holidays and trying to get a new HydraCAD update out the door, things have been a _bit_ busy. So – Input Types. Why use them. A bunch of reasons. What do the mean – here you go: When you right-click on the Input Type column you will…
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This is the first in a series of articles on how CAD Managers can more easily manage their users machines. Further articles will include discussion of the CUI menu files and how to customize them so that you can easily maintain menus for an an entire company. Ever sit down at a user station to…
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I was creating a new toolbar button yesterday and tried to alter an existing button image (known variously as icon or bitmap). When I did this in the CUI, I got a cloud picture and had to resort to a backup plan. The same happens if you create a custom toolbar and want to use…
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Did you know that V50 HydraCALC has a tool to help you figure out what K-factor is best for your job? The tool is found in the Graphical Pressure Display (GPD), which can be used on any job that has the Input Type field filled out. Jobs that come over from HydraCALC-Sizer and HydraCAD have…
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I wish I could see clearly now… But I can’t. I just ordered a Vista machine for testing out our installs. A coworker (Mike) has already installed it and found that AutoCAD 2007 will not install on it. We really do not know if Autodesk plans a patch to allow 2007 to install on Vista…
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So, imagine more than 7500 AutoCAD geeks in one place and you have a good idea of what Autodesk University is. Now throw in Las Vegas as the setting and the Venetian Hotel and Casino as the venue and it all comes together. Four days, 12 – 15 hours a day. I am in the…
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A Question today from a customer: Where do I switch from plotstyles ending with *.stb to *.ctb? Answer, from Greg here at Hydratec: The normal HydraCAD template is set to use “ctb” files. Load this template for ctb The “Hydracad_stb” template is set to use “stb” files. Load this template for stb Next, there is…
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As promised, the second installment of our exciting series. This will cover up to AutoCAD 2000i. For later releases and more on all releases check out the Unofficial AutoCAD History Pages for all the info! Release 12 June 1992 AutoCAD Release 12 drawings are compatible with AutoCAD Release 11 This was a big deal. It…
The H-Factor 