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    Spreadsheet for pipe flow/capacity

    Improvement suggestion: Additional conversions: 1. Maximum Gallons per day capacity based on user specified peaking factor 2. % of utilization based on #1 depending on project requirements Jeff Foster, PE Brooks Engineering Associates, PA Asheville, NC
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    Pressure Sewer Systems

    Be sure and install air release valves at all high points in the system. During the early stages of development, the waste will stand in the pipes for quite a while, allowing gases to build up in the force main. This will effectively reduce the useable capacity of the main and will be the...
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    driveway culverts

    This would not be at all encouraging, but we are working on a project right now in a municipality that requires you to improve ALL downstream stormwater features if your project will impact them to the point that they will not pass the 25-year flows with an Hw/D of 1 or less. We are having to...
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    how may layout windows can you have in a drawing

    CADaver, Just wanted to get that cleared up. The original question seems to indicate that it was about Layouts but certainly could have been taken either way. Needless to say, the question has been answered. Thanks, Jeff Foster, PE CE Group, Inc. Apex, NC
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    how may layout windows can you have in a drawing

    CADaver, Is that viewports or layouts that you are creating? Just curious. Thanks, Jeff Foster, PE CE Group, Inc. Apex, NC
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    how may layout windows can you have in a drawing

    R12NV, I can't give a definitive answer as to the maximum number, but can give an example of my own experience. At present, I have a project going with over 30 separate layouts (as opposed to viewports) and have each setup to go to their own independent plotting devices (2 different plotters...
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    SUBTRACTING ".dwg" FROM DWGNAME EXPRESSION

    DISH, GETVAR - short for Get Variable DWGNAME - Variable in AutoCAD which stores the name of the current drawing STRLEN - Returns the length of the string returned by $(getvar, "dwgname") SUBSTR - With user specified options, allows for truncating a string at a specified point To use...
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    XREF'S

    CADaver, Your point is definitely valid. I'm like you, I don't XREF titleblocks. If I were to do so, once the project was to be sealed for the first time, we would bind them. Even then, I wouldn't include any text in the titleblock, but rather have that set up as Attributes. Good followup...
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    XREF'S

    The bottom line advantage of XREF for the purpose you have described is standardization. If the titleblock changes, the next time you open any drawing that externally references this titleblock, the titleblock will appear with the latest changes. One note about that, if you have VISRETAIN = 1...
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    How do I rotate a complete view??

    Paullaup, One option you could use in Model Space is the VPORTS command to split your screen into 2 or more pieces in different arrangements. You can independently DView each window to have them oriented as you like. This setup is typically used by folks working in 3d, but I occasionally find...
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    Catchbasin Invert

    Chicopee, To give an answer to your original inquiry, here are some thoughts to ponder: 1. Does the local municipality dictate where that invert is measured? For example, we have a one here that specifies that you give one invert, and that is at the center of the box. That, of course, would...
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    concrete recycling

    Not sure about where you are, but around here, brick is often crushed and sold as landscape bedding in place of mulch. It looks good and is obviously durable and low maintenance. I would imagine that in some areas of the country that crushed concrete could be used for the same purpose and be a...
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    I am looking for a fee on-line cost

    One update on the last post, the link you are after should be as follows: http://www.dot2.state.pa.us/ECMS Jeff Foster, PE CE Group, Inc. Apex, NC
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    I am looking for a fee on-line cost

    spatzENGR, The site you are after: http://www.dot2.state.pa.us/ECMS/ECMSHome.nsf/frmecmsframeset?Open Look under Electronic Bidding on the left side of the page then look at Bid Tabs. Other sites that may be of value: http://www.dot.state.pa.us...
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    Change ext. .BAK to .DWG

    What it sounds like is that you have your system set up so that recognized file extensions are hidden. What you will need to do is open an Explorer window, select the menu option, Tools, then Folder Options. When that opens, select the View tab and scroll down until you see something that...
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