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AutoCAD Based Calculations (Ribbon/Toolbar/Location)

Button: Start Autocalcs

Description:

This job has gone 200 or more passes without balancing.

Solutions:

Cause:

Doubled jump reference point, same reference point inserted on top of itself at the same spot.

Solution:

Erase all reference points associated with the jump and reinsert.

Cause:

Hose flow added to a dead ended pipe.

Solution:

Remove or relocate hose flow to be along the path of the flowing water back to the source

Cause:

Branchline was partially drawn in the green ARMOVER layer (SPRKDAT4) where it should have been in the yellow BRANCHLINE layer (SPRKDAT2).

Solution:

Find the pipe and make it a branchline (SPRKDAT2).

Cause:

Flow is VERY high, which triggers the 200 passes error.

Solution:

User used a density of 10 instead of 0.10 in the calc setup window.

Cause:

Grid calc used INSIDE hose (e.g. +100, not H100).

Solution:

Remove hose flow and add manually in HydraCALC.

Cause:

User custom edited a reference point to use 5 or more characters in AutoCAD or Revit

Solution:

Reference points must be 4 characters or fewer

Cause:

An @ symbol is used inside a reference point

Solution:

No, don't do that. Erase and reinsert.

Cause:

OLDER CAUSES/PROBLEMS

101. Detour for area being calculated is not labeled for that area. (i.e. calculating area 2 and detour is inserted for area 1)

102. User sized pipe with sizes that are too small, causing friction loss that is off the charts.

103. Pump Inlet and Pump Outlet are at the same point.

104. All piping drawn in branch line layer (SPRKDAT2).

Solution:

OLDER SOLUTIONS

101. Reinsert detour for that area.

102. Resize pipes with larger sizes.

103. Place Pump Outlet and Inlet at two different locations per instructions.

104. Change the pipe that connects to the hydrant to a main (SPRKDAT1).

Updated: April 29, 2025, 3:50 p.m. Created: March 1, 2019, midnight

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#Card: 47 - link: hydracards.hydratecinc.com/cards/card-47
#Software: AutoCAD Based
#Product: Calculations
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Button: Start Autocalcs

Message: 
This job has gone 200 or more passes without balancing.
Solutions:

1.- Cause: Doubled jump reference point, same reference point inserted on top of itself at the same spot.
        Solution: Erase all reference points associated with the jump and reinsert.
    
    2.- Cause: Hose flow added to a dead ended pipe.
        Solution: Remove or relocate hose flow to be along the path of the flowing water back to the source
    
    3.- Cause: Branchline was partially drawn in the green ARMOVER layer (SPRKDAT4) where it should have been in the yellow BRANCHLINE layer (SPRKDAT2).
        Solution: Find the pipe and make it a branchline (SPRKDAT2).
    
    4.- Cause: Flow is VERY high, which triggers the 200 passes error.
        Solution: User used a density of 10 instead of 0.10 in the calc setup window.
    
    5.- Cause: Grid calc used INSIDE hose (e.g. +100, not H100).
        Solution: Remove hose flow and add manually in HydraCALC.
    
    6.- Cause: User custom edited a reference point to use 5 or more characters in AutoCAD or Revit
        Solution: Reference points must be 4 characters or fewer
    
    7.- Cause: An @ symbol is used inside a reference point 
        Solution: No, don't do that. Erase and reinsert. 
    
    8.- Cause: OLDER CAUSES/PROBLEMS101. Detour for area being calculated is not labeled for that area. (i.e. calculating area 2 and detour is inserted for area 1)102. User sized pipe with sizes that are too small, causing friction loss that is off the charts.103. Pump Inlet and Pump Outlet are at the same point.104. All piping drawn in branch line layer (SPRKDAT2).
        Solution: OLDER SOLUTIONS101. Reinsert detour for that area.102. Resize pipes with larger sizes.103. Place Pump Outlet and Inlet at two different locations per instructions.104. Change the pipe that connects to the hydrant to a main (SPRKDAT1).

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