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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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AutoCAD has a Dark Color theme and a Light theme. In all, there are four basic configurations. Dark and Light, regular and large buttons. These are accessed via the OPTIONS command (type in or right-click on the Command: line). They are found on the Display tab. The default is the dark theme with regular-sized buttons,…
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From a Customer: “Where is the setting to get the inch prefix when I am using the change pipe diameters? Every time I have used this command with 2019 it takes away the inch suffix when I select a pipe size to change.” Answer: The place to set it is there when you start a new…
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You might be in a situation where you want to move some riser nipple tags and want to keep them together, so that they line up nicely. There is a tool to do this with pipe tags and hanger tags, but not with riser nipple tags. Which is where Grips come in. Grips have dozens…
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A customer contacted me today about having trouble using our commands. The cause was that he was using a template that someone else in his company had made, and it wasn’t compatible with our program. You can easily make your templates to work with our program. Here are the simple steps: 2. When it opens…
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From a customer: I updated my HydraCAD and I set my workspace as current but every time I open HydraCAD it opens with HydraCAD Standard. I have been in the customize area and set my personal cui as current but it doesn’t start up with that. How do I make it show up every time?…
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From a customer: Is there a way to edit the length of multiple riser nipples at once? Answer: If they are a Specified Length, then yes. Type in CL to launch the Change Length command. Check the Filter a Specific Block to do many RNs at one time If they are Computer Generated, then just…
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If you have trouble with AutoCAD and uninstall it and reinstall it, you may still be getting the same errors and wondering why. This is because uninstalling AutoCAD does not remove all the ‘crumbs’ left behind. These crumbs can get in the way of a good AutoCAD reinstall. There are a number of pages on…
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With HydraCAD v56 for AutoCAD 2019 and updates for HydraCAD v54 and v55 due to be released soon, this would be a good time to revisit backing up your workspace. A common reason some of our users decide to hold off on running a HydraCAD update is due to the fact they’ll end up losing…
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From a customer: Can I AutoList a plug at top of this tee? From my co-worker Bill – yes you can: This will list the correct tee at the end of the riser nipple and will list the plug with the miscellaneous material. 1. Set up a sprinkler to use for this purpose. We often…
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From a customer a little while back: Q: I would like the head guide to have an option to spot the head based on the last one (with Ortho on so they line up). Kind of like the insert multiple sprinklers command. Or add the option to the “insert multiple” where you can access the head…
The H-Factor 