Curved Frame Generator Member Length

[dan.newman]

Is it possible to change the way that the length of curved frame generator members are measured?

Currently, it seems the length is measured on the centerline of the steel.  In a fabrication shop, this is not a practical way to measure these members.  For example, on a wide flange beam, rolled the easy way (like this), our shop would measure the length along the web of the beam, rather than the centerline.  As a result on some curved steel shapes (HSS for example), the G_L parameter that Inventor generates can be off by quite a bit.

Our work-around has been to add a sketch to the frame generator part, and use a driven arc dimension that replaces the G_L parameter to pull the cut length for our parts list/BOM.

It would be great if this could be addressed in a future upgrade.

Thanks, Dan.

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