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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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This one is a bit esoteric for most of you but it is critical to our European customers. HydraCALC will not load the job properly nor print it out if the Decimal and Digit grouping Symbols are not as we expect to find them here in North America. We realize this is an inconvenience and…
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And another thing… Even been filling out an Info Sheet in HydraCALC and get to the part where it is asking for Flow Required and Pressure Required? Wish there was a quicker way to fill those in? There is! When at that page in the Info Sheet, pick the View pulldown and pick Calc Summary.…
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If you hit the F1 thru F12 keys in HydraCALC while in the Diameter column, it will place the nominal diameter assigned to that key into the Dia. slot! That way to can keep typing along, using only the keyboard and no need to reach for the mouse… F1 = 1 …
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Darcy-Weisbach. It's a phrase you are probably hearing more and more of. What is it? It is a formula for calculating friction loss just like Hazen-Williams. But whereas Hazen-Williams is used for water in sprinkler pipe, Darcy-Weisbach can be used for any liquid (including water, but NFPA 13 does not permit its use). Its recent…
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So, you’ve just installed AutoCAD 2007 and you see some new stuff going on. The first thing you probably notice is that when you move your crosshairs over an object it highlights that object. This is a really handy feature but it is a bit much in its default configuration so I suggest the following:…
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Today we got a drawing that would crash because the designer had duplicate pipes right on top of each other. There is a quick way to check for and fix this. The AutoCAD Express command OVERKILL will delete duplicate objects, among other things. Either type in OVERKILL at the command prompt or pick it from…
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If you are still on AutoCAD 2000, it’s way past time to get off of it and upgrade. That goes for 2000i and 2002, too. We are adding new features and functionality to the current versions of HydraCAD (V43, 44 and 45) and some of these features do not translate back to V42 (2000). One…
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64-bit machines. Are they supported? What works on them? Does AutoCAD? Does HydraCAD? What gives? The quick answer – 64 bit hardware = good. 64 bit operating systems = bad Many software packages don’t work on 64-bit operating systems, including HydraCAD and HydraLIST. AutoCAD is not supported on 64 bit operating systems either which means…
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Almost daily I get calls from customers saying that when they type in Open they don't get a dialog box but a command line asking for a file name, or their pipe sizes come in with the word -LENGTH- instead fo the actual length. AutoCAD variables are usually at fault. Here are the most common…
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We hear from a number of customers who have trouble with one of three related things in AutoCAD 2006: 1. A regen causes machine to lock up2. Switching between layout tabs causes machine to lock up3. Previewing a plot causes machine to lock up While these three things are not limited to the 2006 version…
The H-Factor 