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Category: HydraCAD
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My co-worker Paul fielded this one from a customer and wrote a response: From the customer: Can you please instruct us on how to use a 3D representation of an existing hanger and use it for a new hanger assembly? I would like to use the 05 hanger 3D representation for one of our hanger…
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Autodesk has a Navisworks NWC Export Utility that lets you create Navis content directly from the HydraCAD 3D model without having Navisworks and without the need to create the Solid Pipes drawing. Install the linked tool, elevate to 3D and then type in NWCOUT. This will create a Navisworks cache file that can be opened…
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I have a 5 year-old machine running Windows XP 64-bit and have been quite happy with it. But, some newer things that I need to do with it require Windows 7 and I have put if off long enough. Going from Windows XP to Windows 7 requires a complete 'clean' install of Windows, as does…
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No one topic seems to cause more consternation than Object Snaps. Here is the what and why of why we do what we do: We need to have object snaps set for a certain number of commands to ensure that the drawing is connected properly. Many users feel that we willy-nilly overwrite their osnaps, i.e.…
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If you spend a lot of time searching through parts when in the Miscellaneous tab, consider doing this: Search for parts you use over and over again and narrow down the sizes/specifics/manufacturers of those you use most. Enter a quantity of 1 next to each part Pick the Clean Up button to clear those you…
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Thanks to John Hulett of Western States Fire Protection for handing over this tip. Many times background drawings have large blocks contained of many elements, and those elements may have many different colors. How to get them all to be the same color you might ask. Or linetypes 1. Pick the Change to ByLayer command…
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From a Customer: "Is there a way to set multiple floor elevations in 3D so the elevation tags and ceiling hts will be set correct from each floor elevation?" Yes (you didn't expect me to say no, did you?). Using the Structure Elevations (TOS) command from the Steel toolbar (or Elevate ribbon panel) use the…
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I'll get right to the point – AutoCAD does not support dual or multi-core processors. So, if you go out and buy a machine with eight-cores, you will be going as fast as a single-core machine for the most part. If the software is not written to take advantage of multiple cores, then it does…
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These instructions assume that the drawing in question already has sprinklers defined and/or piping drawn. Start new drawing using one of our templates Insert the background drawing Define one HydraCAD sprinkler for each sprinkler in the background drawing Insert one of each of these heads some on the drawing that is easy to get to…
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This is a 're-reprint' due to the fact that this now seems to be an issue: How do you authorize a seat of AutoCAD that has moved from one machine to another? Autodesk has an FAQ on this: License Transfer Utility This can be done with the License Transfer Utility found by picking Start, Programs,…
The H-Factor 