XPipe Pro: Pipefitter Calc

XPipe Pro works out the numbers a pipefitter needs on the bench and draws the part they belong to, so the figure on screen and the shape in your hands agree. Every answer comes with a scale drawing of that exact assembly, dimensioned where you would put a tape on it — not a stock diagram of something similar. 35 CALCULATORS Assembly and layout: • S type — two half elbows in one plane, with or without an insert, solved six ways. • Rolled elbow — a 90° elbow turned about its inlet and a fitting that lays the run flat again, same six ways. • 3D run — a line across X, Y and Z, both angles solved separately, with the box you measure drawn around the pipe. • Elbow cut — an odd angle on an elbow: take-out, heel and throat arcs, chords, heights, and the arcs to mark back from the face you have. • Segmented elbow — a bend from straight pipe: segment lengths, saw angle, and the wave to wrap round…