Convention Applied by the app elec.vertical.make-up
Make-up on a vertical
The foot of conduit the app adds to every vertical it writes, for the box entry and the bend that plan view never shows.
| When | The app uses |
|---|---|
| every device vertical the Chain tool writes | 1 ft |
- Source
- trade practice · estimating convention; not a code figure
- Editions checked
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- Used by
- Chain tool
- Amendments
No state or local amendment to this rule is on file. Not on file means the model code as written — check your jurisdiction.
A working figure the trade uses and the app defaults to. Shops override these most.
A vertical from the ceiling to a device is not just ceiling minus mount height. There is the bend at the top, the box entry, and the couple of inches of slack every electrician leaves. Estimators cover it with a flat make-up per drop; a foot is the common figure.
What the app does with it
The Chain tool writes ceiling − mount height + make-up as the drop on every run it draws to a device with a mount height. The make-up sits next to the ceiling height in Project Settings, so a shop that uses 18 inches can say so once per project.
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