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With this checked, a user can select the beginning arc of a pipe and then the end arc of a pipe and SpinFire will attempt to automatically traverse the pipe for length measurement following all the straights and bends.

Before a user had to tediously select each arc from the beginning to the end. For long pipes this took a long time and if one made a mistake they would have to start over.

See also Measurement Tips.

From: Working with Advanced Linear Menu
Measure tube length
- Open the Advanced Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
- Select Tube Length.

The Tube Length Measurement dialog box provides the following options:
- Auto Complete - Signals SpinFire to automatically traverse the pipe — following all the straights and bends — to determine its length. Selected by default.

Note: If you choose to clear the checkbox, you will need to manually select each arc from the beginning of the pipe to its end. During selection, if a mistake is made, you will need to restart the selection process.
- Lock tool - Select to use the command more than once.
- Hyperlink - Enter a link to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
- Position your cursor on the starting arc or circle and double-click. (Selectable arcs and circles are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected arc or circle remains highlighted.
- Position your cursor on the ending arc or circle.
- Click once to see a highlighted line that indicates the shortest distance between the two arcs.
- Double-click to accept the measurement and see the markup label.
- Position the markup, then click once. The highlighted line changes color to indicate that the measurement is complete.
- Continue to click arcs or circles that define the tube. A green line traversing the center of the tube indicates what will be measured.
- Double-click the last arc or circle to end the sequence.
- Drag the label into position and click once.
- Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
- Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.