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CAMduct™ Users / Missing transition fitting notch on seam at straight/change of direction

« Last post by Mtt849 on Nov 25, 2025, 20:17:06 PM »

I cant seem to get a notch to populate on Pittsburg Male or female at locations of str/or change of direction. 

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General Discussions / Re: Laptop choice

« Last post by cnash on Nov 25, 2025, 19:40:34 PM »

As an update, we are going to pick up a few Alienware 16 Area-51, i9, RTX 5080, etc. to test out.

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CAMduct™ Users / TDC Connector

« Last post by Mtt849 on Nov 25, 2025, 18:13:19 PM »

How do i get my Pittsburg to have an angle if I add "straight" (roller allowance) to a TDC connector. It removes my seam for the desired str, but it squares my seam up again when I develop.

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General Discussions / Re: Laptop choice

« Last post by Ty_ on Nov 25, 2025, 13:30:39 PM »

I was curious if anyone is using Dells Alienware Area 51m R2?

I'm trying to decide between the Precision Xeon and the Area 51m R2 I9

The Thermals on the I9 is my big concern and of course running CAD/Revit/Navis etc

I have the Precision 7800 with the I9 13950HX. Have it sitting on a gaming cooling pad just to keep the temperatures manageable. At full load it's a mini jet engine that keeps my office nice and toasty

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDC3KBC1?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1

To be honest, I think it's difficult for any PC in a laptop form factor to have good thermals. Ideally I would go the desktop route so there is more headroom with space (to upgrade/expand individual parts)and more efficient airflow. Unironically the best CAD workstation I've ever used was an old dual Xeon Precision Desktop that ran Windows 7 and utilized ECC memory on a supermicro server board. That setup was an absolute tank. Will be curious what options you guys take a look at.

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General Discussions / Re: Laptop choice

« Last post by cnash on Nov 24, 2025, 17:53:15 PM »

Wondering if you ever got any info or made a decision on this. We are currently evaluating some different options as well going forward.

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CAMduct™ Users / Re: Green Seam Purchased Heto Taps Wont Snap To Side Of Duct

« Last post by aloisiarai on Nov 24, 2025, 14:41:45 PM »

Only CID#24 works as a tap that will automatically fill using multi point routing in revit.

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CADmep™ Users / Re: Why isn't my insulation showing?

« Last post by Engelhab123 on Nov 24, 2025, 13:34:41 PM »

Could this be unchecked?

This was the solution! Thanks for the help.

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CADmep™ Users / Re: Why isn't my insulation showing?

« Last post by 1ito on Nov 22, 2025, 16:30:24 PM »

In Revit, does the Insulation option shows in Properties when selecting a fitting?

IF so, try viewing the fitting in a new floor plan view/section/3D view that has no view template applied. that might rule out view settings in revit... if you haven't tried that already.

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CADmep™ Users / Re: Why isn't my insulation showing?

« Last post by PipeFitter72 on Nov 22, 2025, 13:06:07 PM »

Could this be unchecked?

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CADmep™ Users / Re: Why isn't my insulation showing?

« Last post by dopefish on Nov 21, 2025, 15:38:43 PM »

Silly question but any chance insulation overrides were ticked in the service configuration?