dimension pipe tips
dimension pipe tips
(OP)
Can anyone point me in the right direction or have to time to give me some tips to help me dimension pipe. Sometimes pipes are too high and a ladder won't reach, so I try to measure from support to support but I'm not always accurate. On the ground some pipes are just hard to get to and I'm not sure how to get the dimension of those pipes.





RE: dimension pipe tips
Read the iso.
Check if there's an as-built 3D-model.
Get a tapeline or ruler.
Get a higher ladder or use a scissor lift or scaffolding.
Ask the engineers for the isometrics.
Ask someone else.
RE: dimension pipe tips
RE: dimension pipe tips
Invent something that measures circumference easily.
Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.
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RE: dimension pipe tips
just a sampling:
http://faro-3d-software.com/CAD/Industry_Sector/pl...
http://www.controlpointdesign.com/
http://www.aveva.com/en/Products_and_Services/AVEV...
RE: dimension pipe tips
Of course depends on the what the pipe is carrying....
Sometimes I can read a valve model no or flange/pipe marking which has the dia.
RE: dimension pipe tips
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For actually making ISOs? You work with what you've got: distance between supports, laser measuring tapes (not nearly as cool as a full laser scan, but much, much cheaper), eyeballing, raiding as-built isos (if they exist)...
You can only ever get so close, that's why (FFW) exists...
RE: dimension pipe tips