Jim Smith Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I have used extruded circles to represent a series of pipe runs as the pipe PIO makes for too long a render. I can build a spread sheet that calculates the VOLUME but not the LENGTH of each set of "pipes". Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 In the past I've used a simple formula that divides the volume by the area of the profile to get the length of an extrude. Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yeah Thanks, that's what I've done, but it means I need a formula for each pipe size. Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 If you're using Extrude Along Path to create your "pipes", why not just create a Column in your Worksheet for length and use the formula =Length to return the length of each Extrude? Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I think the issue is that when getting the lengths of different diameter pipes or different lumber or steel stock you need to do nested if/then calls or other tricks to get that length column to work. It would be cool if there was a =EAPPathLength or =EAPProfileArea call. mk Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 It would also be nice if a PIPE PIO was not two to five times the size of an extruded circle. I find the plumbing BIM very slow, & getting acceptably small 3D plumbing fittings almost impossible. Quote Link to comment
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