Length of pipe

[wfalco]

All,

I know this is something I can look up. A little pressed for time.

Isn't there a way to get the length of a "pipe" feature?

Wayne
This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

[wfalco]

Have to clarify..

I am using simple advanced pipe feature, not Pro Piping. I am on WF4.

[DonSenchuk]

Did you get the answer yet?

Select the pipe geometry, RMB, Info > Feature

Total length is in there.

[wfalco]

Awesome! Thank your SIR!

[wfalco]

Answer:

Select the pipe geometry, RMB, Info > Feature



Total length is in there.

That one goes in the ptc tips and tricks folder!

Thanks Donald S!

[JLG]

Is there a way to access this value in a note on a drawing?

Thanks!
Janet Grove

[wfalco]

Hmm....must investigate.

[A.DelNegro]

Come on... who the heck would EVER want to do that???

[bgruman]

Janet,

I don't know if you can access this info directly, but you could create an
analysis feature which measures the length and put that value into a note
on your drawing.

Bernie

[JLG]

The problem is that the analysis feature won't analyze the pipe feature's length (we're talking WF4 here, not sure about Creo). You can analyze a datum curve's length, but I was hoping there was another way without creating a datum curve in addition to the pipe feature.

Thanks!
Janet Grove

[daniel.garcia]

We create an analysis feature of the volume. Then divide by the surface of the section and assign it to a parameter. Then we show this parameter in a drawing note.

Sounds complicated but in fact it is easy. And we don't need the datum curve.

Hope this helps

Daniel

Enviado desde mi iPhone

El 27/06/2013, a las 22:16, Grove Janet <-> escribió:

> The problem is that the analysis feature won’t analyze the pipe feature’s length (we’re talking WF4 here, not sure about Creo). You can analyze a datum curve’s length, but I was hoping there was another way without creating a datum curve in addition to the pipe feature.
>
> Thanks!
> Janet Grove
>
>

[DomenicLaritz]

Unfortunately it is not possbile to access the length parameter by relations.

Over a year ago, I created an idea for that at PTC Community (see http://communities.ptc.com/ideas/1050). You need to login with your PTC account, to see the idea. Don't hesitate to vote it up! 😉

Best regards, Domenic

In Reply to Janet Grove:

Is there a way to access this value in a note on a drawing?

Thanks!
Janet Grove

[JLG]

Thanks for the ideas, everyone! Daniel, your relations idea is a great workaround. And I agree, Domenic, your enhancement idea needs to be implemented by PTC. We shouldn't have to add features and relations to access this value.

Kind regards to all,
Janet Grove