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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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Category: HydraLIST
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Many larger sprinkler companies and fabricators modify their HydraLIST data – part numbers, prices, assemblies, pipe types, etc. It can get really tiresome to copy the HydraLIST data files to each users' machine whenever data is changed. Enter the Master Data Location. To set this location to a common folder is really simple. Here are…
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Good news! HydraCAD Versions 52 and 53, along with HydraLIST and and HydraCALC work great with Windows 10 Preview Edition 64-bit. I did not test the 32-bit version of Win 10, however I don't expect there should be any difficulties with that version, with the exception that V53 already does not support 32-bit platforms, by…
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From a customer: Q: On the Miscellaneous tab I put the following, thinking I would get twelve 1" diameter 21’ pieces of pipe… Quantity: 12PN: 00004DB110 (the part number for 1" schedule 40 domestic pipe)Description: 1” diameter Dom Blk Sch 40 Pipe …Thinking I would get 12-21’ pieces of pipe. However, the processed list only…
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This idea is from long time customer and frequent good advice giver, Larry Howell at L & K Fire Protection in Marion, Illinois "I wanted to share windows file explorer libraries with the blog users, as I just discovered their usefulness. When choosing a place to save calculations and stock listing files, the default does…
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One of the best features added in HydraCAD V50+ (long overdue IMHO), was the addition of automatic line and main tags.Where are the settings for adding these found? When you start AutoList (SAL), pick the Options button: In the Listing Options, you will find two options pertaining to the tags, one for lines and one…
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From a customer today: Where do you change the standard length for a piece of pipe so optimization will work for 20’-0” pieces. We are doing a stainless job. Here is how… Open HydraLIST and pick the General Data button, below: Pick the Pipe Length Tables tab. On the left, you will notice 27 pipe…
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The CPVC command on the Listing toolbar very quickly generates a raw material list for plastic. And, it creates a file that can be imported into HydraLIST to check for availability of fittings and swapping of bushings for other fittings. Once selected, you get a dialog box: The program automatically filters out pipes size larger…
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From a customer: "With the fabricators current technology tagging piping with system names and main/line numbers, we prefer to not use painted color marking on the pipe bundles. Can I change the default pipe color to None? Seems like every time I start a list, It wants to default to Red…" Yes – and here…
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This topic also came from my co-worker Paul, who was asked to assist a customer with his question: From the Customer: Although we may stocklist hangers to ensure we have a good amount of material, we do not actually fabricate any hangers…Is there a way to have hangers marked as “loose” from the get go…
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This topic came from my co-worker Paul, who was asked to assist a customer with his problem: From the Customer: I either want the nipples and associated fittings to be entirely loose (listed on the “loose” picklist and eliminated from the lines fabrication sheet), or entirely made on (leave them in the fabrication sheets but add…
The H-Factor 