Fill Between 2 Ends

The Fill Between 2 Ends command lets you join two items of duct or pipe that are distances apart. The command prompts the selection of duct/pipe ends to be joined, then presents possible solutions for joining the items, including the totals for Weight, Area, Installations Time and Cost for each solution.

The Fill Between 2 Ends command uses the items available from the currently selected service. The items should be certified to prevent being prompted for sizes etc. If the items are not certified, you must click OK on each item's Edit dialog.

When using the fill, items are automatically sourced in the order they are displayed. If there are two bend items i.e. Radius and Mitred, the first item in the service is used. There is the option to exclude any of the service items from the fill, refer to the Exclude from Fill option.

For 2.41 or later versions, the Fill Between 2 Ends button initially prompts which method to use:

Click No to use the older Fill Between 2 Ends.

Note: Selecting "Don't Show This Message Again" defaults to the New Fill method. To re-enable the message prompt, gaining access to the older method, go to Database Configuration Message Prompts, and enable the Fill Between 2 Ends Style option.

Other methods of launching the command are:

• At the command line, type F2E and then press Enter
• From the Shift+Right-click menu Fill Between 2 Ends

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Fill Examples

Duct/Pipe - Items positioned 90^o to each other on the XY Plane, there is difference in the Z height between the connector nodes and the end sizes are the same. Other angles are supported, but this depends on the Service selected and the available products.

The number of solutions provided can be affected by the distances between the open ends, shorter distances may not allow the placement of all available fittings. E.g., if the fill routine to consider placing 60^o bends rather than 90^o, the distance between open ends may need to be increased.

Electrical - Ends are parallel to each other on the XY Plane. There is a difference in the Z height between the connector nodes and the end sizes are the same.

Single Fittings - Ends are parallel to each other on the XY Plane: there is a difference in the Z height between the connector nodes and the duct end sizes are different: a transition is required and will be offsetting in 2 directions.

Note: If manufacturing direct from CAD to CAM when using the Fill 2 Ends for scenarios that require offsetting fittings in 2 directions (width & depth), it is possible the fitting may be reversed when manufactured as the Fill routine ignores the Pattern Alignment indicators. To ensure transition of fittings are manufactured as drawn, see Rectangular Offset Patterns.