Shower

How to measure showers using the ‘Shower’ function.

In this example, we will measure a three-sided shower.

• Start the project as usual, by autolevellng the Flexijet, aligning to an object from your ‘Flexijet’ ribbon in FlexiCAD.
  
• After the Flexijet is Autoleveled, click on the ‘Shower Threshold’ button.
  
  • Measure the top of the curb to set the plane. This will generate a ‘Shower Threshold’ folder in the Project Explorer.
    
  • The multiple lines function is activated automatically right away after defining the ‘Shower threshold’ plane. Measure the whole contour of the curb as usual, in a clockwise direction.
    
  • Once all sides of the curb are measured, click the ‘Close end Points (close elements)’ Icon from the software or directly from the Flexijet screen.
    
• Now click on the ‘Measure elements’ button.
  
  • The “Measure Elements’ prompt window will appear. Define the number of planes the shower will have. An “Additional” offset can be added to all the lines if inputting a value here. It is recommended to leave it as 0 and add a separate offset to each individual line afterward.
    
  • Another prompt window will appear. ** Assign the desired name of the folder or leave it as the default.
    
  • It will automatically change to the closest 3D folder. ** Define where your first plane will be by clicking in the drawing. (Always from LEFT to RIGHT). Or, it can also be measured using the Flexijet.
    
  • Now, select whether you want to add an offset to the plane or not. ** In this example, the curb measures 6 inches, and the glass has to be in the middle, so a -3 offset is required. A line could also be drawn halfway along the curve and establish the plane directly on it.
    
  • When the plane for element one is defined. The Polyline function will be activated automatically. Measure the sides of the curb and wall where the glass pieces will be. Using an individual polyline for each of them, and maintaining a clockwise direction.
    
  • Once the first element is completely measured, click the confirm button, and a prompt window will pop up. Assign the desired name of the folder or leave it as the default.
    
  • Then measure it the same way as element one. Once it’s finished, just press confirm and measure element 3.
    
  • Once completed, the software will automatically generate a folder for each element. It also draws a line from the maximum tolerance of each line (Blue Lines).
    Note: If you inserted an additional space at the beginning, all these blue lines will be affected by the number. Therefore, ensure that you double-check all your offsets.
    
• Now use the ‘Extend Element Edge’ button to extend the lines until they intersect with the side plane.
  
• Click on two of the blue lines to extend them until they intersect.
  
• If the elements on one of the ‘Planes’ were not measured correctly, they can be remeasured. Position in the folder, where elements need to be remeasured, and click on the button Measure Element again.
  
  A prompt window will pop up, add an additional offset (to the lines) if desired, or click ‘OK’. The polyline function is activated automatically. Measure the sides of the curb and wall where the glass pieces will be, using an individual polyline for each, and maintain a clockwise direction. When finished, click the ‘close elements’ button or ‘confirm’.
  

• Additional information can be measured on each individual plane, just by positioning on the desired plane and measuring as usual.
  Keep in mind that if the file is exported from this ribbon, only the straight (blue lines) will be exported. If any of this extra information needs to be exported. Click on the button Define Export Edge and select the elements to include in the export before using the “export” button.
  

• The file is ready to be exported using the “export” button.
  

* If all the elements in the drawing need to be exported, use the classic export via the “F3D > Export…” menu.