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Offline philoCADTopic starter

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Came across a possible bug in designline. When draw a design line and use "flex filled line mode" if flex is the only item on the design line, it will fill in with 0 diameter (see screenshot below)

If we add a single elbow or any "hard duct" item at the start or end of the flex, the flex will then fill with the proper diameter (see 2nd screenshot)

Flex is CID 873 item.

This happens in EST 2021 & 2023, anyone come across this bug before or know a workaround other than adding a short straight piece to every "fully flex" line? None of this happens in EST 2019 (flex would fill as expected)

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Re: ESTMEP - Design Line Flex - Round Flex Duct not getting size
« Reply #1 on: Nov 15, 2022, 06:44:24 AM »
Have you got any constraints set on your flex?
Max / min lengths?

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Re: ESTMEP - Design Line Flex - Round Flex Duct not getting size
« Reply #2 on: Nov 15, 2022, 18:36:07 PM »
No Constraints set at all and no mix or max length (see screenshot)

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Re: ESTMEP - Design Line Flex - Round Flex Duct not getting size
« Reply #3 on: Nov 15, 2022, 20:29:29 PM »
I just tried this as well and we have our flex duct product listed. I'm not getting any flex to fill in 2021, 2019 works fine. Using terminal styles seems to work, just not the flex fill.
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Re: ESTMEP - Design Line Flex - Round Flex Duct not getting size
« Reply #4 on: Nov 17, 2022, 09:30:23 AM »
I am getting a very odd behavior.

I see the design line & also the "flex path" in a very thin line.I have nominated an elevation & also a Terminal elevation (lower than elevation)

If I interrogate the thin "flex line" the 'in canvas part editor' for flex displays.
The dia of flex is nominated as "0" so not being defined by the the 1st dia field.
When adding the dia to the part editor the flex then displays in canvas.

Would have to say this is a bug.