Duct Stream

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How long does it take you to work around their limitations? Duct Stream has no limits on dimensions, angles, or sizes! It gives you precise calculations for the most complicated work demands. Work smarter not harder with Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 035 - Conical Tap Rotated Around Oval Duct This lesson shows how to draw a conical tap rotated around oval ductwork.

Duct Stream is the most efficient HVAC drafting solution available today. When you need a fitting you don't want to hunt through menus or pop-ups or pulldowns or windows to find what you need. Eliminate that wasted time and draw any fitting in any size without jumping through hoops. And Duct Stream's hyper accurate duct means that users report drastically less field trimming and wasted man hours during install. Do more and go faster with Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 010 - Auto-Routing & Flexing to Diffusers This lesson shows more about "Dynamic Auto-routing" and flexing to diffusers.

Duct Stream is a lean HVAC BIM machine! No GUIs that clog up your drawing area. No toolbars filling up half of the screen. Duct Stream's tools are intuitive to use and designed for efficiency. Best of all, Duct Stream is user configurable to meet your needs. Move menus, create shortcuts, draw the exact duct you need. Go faster with Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 057 - Keyboard Shortcuts This lesson is on the keyboard shortcuts in the Duct Stream program.

From it's infancy, Duct Stream has been all about plasma cutters and sending correct, and efficient plans for HVAC fabrication. If you have Cybermation, or Vicon Plasma Cutters, you can see in this short video how easy it is to integrate! BIM is the core of Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 048 - Download to Cybermation Plasma Cutters This lesson is on downloading to Cybermation plasma cutters.

Our Fabrication Tabs or "Fab Tabs" are FAB-ulously easy to add to any fitting. This video will show how you can format your Fabrication Tabs in Duct Stream and how they will appear in Revit or Microstation! Duct Stream makes it easy to make your 3D model the "digital twin" for BIM compliance. Duct Stream is all about integration and communication between systems!

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Duct Stream Training 071 - Fab Tag Styles in Revit This lesson helps you plan your Fabrication Tag design for the best appearance in Revit.

Duct Stream is BIM driven. It doesn't matter if your engineers work in Revit or Microstation. Duct Stream's 3D models can be imbedded with full fabrication data and those tags can be viewed in either Revit or Microstation.

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Duct Stream Training 067 - Compatability with Microstation This lesson shows how to open a Duct Stream 3D BIM model in Microstation.

Work SMARTER, not HARDER. Duct Stream is the efficiency key you have been looking for! With the auto-routing tool, Duct Stream takes out the tedium and lets you streamline your work! This is the tool for you.

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Duct Stream Training 022 - Auto-Routing a Rectangular Tee This lesson is a closer look at auto-routing a rectangular tee.

A toy does something flashy but really is for play time. Duct Stream is a powerful tool that helps you finish the hard parts of your job faster. No other HVAC tool can calculate exact fabrication ready fittings. No matter the angle, no matter the size; if your shop can build it then Duct Stream can draw it.

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Duct Stream Training 006 - Intro to Auto Routing & Tap, Pipe and Flex This lesson introduces you to "Dynamic Auto-routing" and "Tap, Pipe and Flex" programs.

Duct Stream was built for the contractor. Work for a European company on Monday then switch to a job in the US. Duct Stream easily converts from Metric to English and back again. Working for different shops with different standards? Duct Stream easily supports multiple pressure classes and shop standards so that you can finish more jobs faster. Go Faster with Duct Stream

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Duct Stream Training 055 - Metric Conversion This lesson is on the Duct Stream units conversion tool.

Duct Stream was built to make you boundless. Anything your shop can make, Duct Stream can draw it quickly and easily. Your table saw doesn't limit you to whole inches and neither should your HVAC software. Duct Stream's parametric library of fittings can be any size and any unit of measure. Duct Stream draws natively in the latest versions of Autocad, is fully compatible with MEP (see our video on how to rapidly switch between piping and HVAC!), and your drawings can be imported into Revit. Duct Stream fits seamless into your shop and can output to CamDuct, Vicon, or Cybtek layout software. Duct Stream also supports downloads to Engel coil lines.

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Duct Stream Training 027 - Ogee Offset In Two Directions This lesson shows how to attach an Ogee Offset to a piece of duct that offsets in two directions.

Do you switch back and forth between piping jobs and HVAC? Duct Stream works seamlessly with MEP to simplify your workflow. In this lesson, Matt Milner will show you how to quickly switch to MEP for piping and back to Duct Stream for HVAC.
MEP has always had a rich library of fixed dimension objects, which is great for piping! But HVAC can be any size which is why Duct Stream was created. Duct Stream can accurately draw anything your shop can make then export those exact fittings to your Vicon or Cybtek layout tools. Duct Stream is also compatible with Camduct.

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Duct Stream Training 052 - Switch Between MEP and Duct Stream This lesson shows how to switch back and forth between AutoCAD MEP and Duct Stream.

Communicate with ease! Duct Stream is easily configurable to your shop standards and to your job requirements. Our tools are designed to be user-configurable and easy to use so you work smarter, not harder.

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Duct Stream Training 041 - Text on Ductwork This lesson is on the text placed on ductwork.

! Duct Stream's 3D models are fully compatible with Navisworks which means your "as-built" model is BIM ready. Duct Stream's simple "Fab Tag" tool makes it easy to support the complete BIM life-cycle of any project. Work smarter and more efficiently with Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 040 - Collision Detection with Proximity Warning This lesson is on collision detection with proximity warning.

- Duct Stream is focused on BIM! Duct Stream can imbed 3D models with fabrication information to support the full BIM life-cycle. Our tags can include:
Manufacturer, Date of Fabrication, Job Name/Number, Takeoff Number, Fitting Type, Material, Gauge of material, all size information (in any dimension!), Seam type, Reinforcement type, Liner information, Sealant information, and any other special information needed to recreate each fitting in the model!
What other information would you like to see? What information have we overlooked? Let us know in the comments below!

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Duct Stream Training 069 - Creating Fabrication Tags This lesson shows you how to create your own fabrication tag block.

Work SMARTER, not HARDER. Duct Stream is the efficiency key you have been looking for! With the auto-routing tool, Duct Stream takes out the tedium and lets you streamline your work! This is the tool for you.

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Duct Stream Training 022 - Auto-Routing a Rectangular Tee This lesson is a closer look at auto-routing a rectangular tee.

Wye fittings SHOULD come in ANY shape and ANY size. All HVAC fittings are custom manufactured materials which is why Duct Stream lets you draw any fitting in any size. We built Duct Stream from a parametric database on up with the goal of making your workflow simpler and faster than any other AutoCAD tool on the market. Exit the slow lane and go faster with Duct Stream!

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Duct Stream Training 059 - Wye Fittings This lesson is on Wye fittings.

Duct Stream seamlessly integrates with Cybtek plasma cutters to accelerate your workflow. Quickly draft and fabricate any fitting in any size. No more creating exceptions for custom parts; Duct Stream can draw anything your shop can make. Follow along with Milner as he shows you how easy it is to download your fittings to your Cybtek machine.

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Duct Stream Training 062 - Downloading to USB Drive This lesson is on the Cybermation Plasma Cutter download with the option to copy the download file to a USB thumbdrive.

A toy does something flashy but really is for play time. Duct Stream is a powerful tool that helps you finish the hard parts of your job faster. No other HVAC tool can calculate exact fabrication ready fittings. No matter the angle, no matter the size; if your shop can build it then Duct Stream can draw it.

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Duct Stream Training 006 - Intro to Auto Routing & Tap, Pipe and Flex This lesson introduces you to "Dynamic Auto-routing" and "Tap, Pipe and Flex" programs.

Not all jobs are the same, and your workflow can adjust with Duct Stream! Our menus are customizable to your business needs. Duct Stream is the right tool for every job.

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Duct Stream Training 002 - Menu Overview This is a broad overview of the Duct Stream program, focusing on the menu options and customization.

Duct Stream's powerful tools empower the contracted HVAC drafter to work for ANYONE from ANYWHERE! With powerful tools like our Unit of Measure Conversion, Duct Stream enables Engineers and drafters to draw fabrication ready duct work for any shop anywhere. Duct Stream easily manages multiple sets of shop standards and pressure classes so that the duct you draw is fabrication ready. Duct Stream downloads exact fittings directly to Vicon or Cybtek layout solutions or Duct Stream can output fittings to CamDuct.
Finish more jobs. Go Faster with Duct Stream.

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Duct Stream Training 054 - Pressure Class Setup This lesson discusses the basics of setting up a pressure class.

Duct Stream was built for the contractor. Work for a European company on Monday then switch to a job in the US. Duct Stream easily converts from Metric to English and back again. Working for different shops with different standards? Duct Stream easily supports multiple pressure classes and shop standards so that you can finish more jobs faster. Go Faster with Duct Stream

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Duct Stream Training 055 - Metric Conversion This lesson is an introduction to our metric conversion tool.

Duct Stream was built to make you boundless. Anything your shop can make, Duct Stream can draw it quickly and easily. Your table saw doesn't limit you to whole inches and neither should your HVAC software. Duct Stream's parametric library of fittings can be any size and any unit of measure. Duct Stream draws natively in the latest versions of AutoCAD, is fully compatible with MEP (see our video on how to rapidly switch between piping and HVAC!), and your drawings can be imported into Revit. Duct Stream fits seamless into your shop and can output to CamDuct, Vicon, or Cybtek layout software. Duct Stream also supports downloads to Engel coil lines.

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Duct Stream Training 027 - Ogee Offset In Two Directions This lesson shows how to attach an Ogee Offset to a piece of duct that offsets in two directions.

We are nearing the end of our training video series! In today's lesson, Matt Milner walks you through some of the most useful AutoCAD and Duct Stream keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts can help simplify your workflow to help you finish jobs faster.

Our next series of Duct Stream videos will cover more tips and tricks. We will be showcasing those often unnoticed features that make Duct Stream so powerful. Is there a feature of Duct Stream that you would like us to cover?



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Duct Stream Training 057 - Keyboard Shortcuts This lesson is on the keyboard shortcuts in the Duct Stream program.

Does your shop start from a PDF? Join Matt Milner for another Duct Stream Training video where we show you how Duct Stream can accelerate your workflow. Lose the limitations and draw any fitting in any size with Duct Stream.



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Duct Stream Training 056 - Importing Background This lesson is on importing PDF files to use as a background for your drawing.

At Duct Stream, we believe that the tools you use should make your job easier, not harder. Other AutoCAD HVAC tools on the market left us frustrated with size limitations, crowded interfaces that hide your work, and complicated workflows that make it harder to complete jobs on time. Duct Stream was created to provide HVAC drafters and fabricators with an accurate tool that can draw anything that your sheet metal shop can make without the limitations. Contact our sales team for your free trial of Duct Stream!
Go Faster with Duct Stream

Working on an overseas job? Did the Architect draft the building in meters but your shop fabricates in inches? Duct Stream has you covered! No matter whether you are drafting in English or Metric, with Duct Stream you can easily convert your dimensions to the units required by your fabricator. Follow our Youtube channel for the latest training videos by our lead programmer Matt Milner!




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Duct Stream Training 055 - Metric Conversion This lesson is an introduction to our metric conversion tool.

The latest Duct Stream update added more features to pressure classes as well correcting minor bugs. Check out our latest training video to see the power and speed of drafting with Duct Stream!



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Duct Stream Training 054 - Pressure Class Setup This lesson discusses the basics of setting up a pressure class.