Measurement Tips

Measurement Tips

Selecting Arc Radii

Selecting each arc radii for a piece of tubing can be difficult since the default view does not show any of the arcs. It is highly recommended to switch the Render Mode to Smooth Shading w/ Edges to reveal the arcs.See Change the Render Mode of an Object.

Selecting an Incorrect Arc

If you select an incorrect arc by mistake, you must stop your current measurement and redo it or the measurement may not be correct.One way to get around this is to measure smaller lengths then export these lengths in the Tube Length Bill of Materials and add up the lengths in Excel. This allows simple, smaller measurements that are more tolerant to mistakes (i.e. - re-selecting 4 or 5 arcs is more acceptable than re-selecting 50 arcs).See Tube Length Bill of Materials.

To overcome this issue, make sure 180 degree bends are split so it is measured in two pieces.

Known Limitations

180 Degree Bends

Because the Tube Length measurement functionality operates on arc radii to measure, SpinFire cannot accurately measure a tube bend that is 180 degrees without an arc radius in the bend. SpinFire cannot follow the bend and measures one side of the bend with a straight line to the other.

Angled Cut Tubes

Tubes consisting of a vertical cut on one end and an angled cut on the other cannot measure the length correctly.