Gauging
What this tool does
Decimal feet and tally hundredths from feet, inches, and eighths, plus a barrel conversion. This page says what the tool is for, in plain language. The working formula stays on the signed-in tool.
When to use it
Open Pipe Tally Tape & Volume Converter when this is the job: Decimal feet and tally hundredths from feet, inches, and eighths, plus a barrel conversion. That is usually a unit you need on the same sheet as the instrument.
Step-by-step
- Open Pipe Tally Tape & Volume Converter from the tool list.
- Fill Unit system, Whole Feet, Whole Inches (0–11), Eighths of an Inch (0–7) from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Use the unit shown beside each field.
- Fill the remaining fields the same way. Skip a field only when the screen marks it optional.
- Run Calculate when that control is on the page, then read every result row and any warning.
- Check the result against the site procedure and the manufacturer data before you change a range, a wire, a setpoint, or a weight.
- This help page is public. Opening the tool still requires a Pro session.
Inputs
- Unit system
- Imperial or metric. Pick one and enter every other field in that system.
- Whole Feet
- Whole Feet is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in ft.
- Whole Inches (0–11)
- Whole Inches (0–11) is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in in.
- Eighths of an Inch (0–7)
- Eighths of an Inch (0–7) is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in /8 in.
- Quick Volume Convert (Barrels)
- Quick Volume Convert (Barrels) is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in bbl.
- Length
- Length is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in m.
- Volume
- Volume is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in m³.
Results
- Result
- The reported value for Pipe Tally Tape & Volume Converter. Use the unit printed on that row.
- Warnings
- A warning means an entry is incomplete or outside what this tool will stand behind. Recheck the inputs and the site procedure.
Common mistakes
- Converting a number that is already in the destination unit.
- Ignoring the temperature basis the screen states.
- Do not treat a result from Pipe Tally Tape & Volume Converter as a substitute for the site procedure or the manufacturer data.
Standards references
These are the standards and public references named on this tool. Clause numbers appear only when the catalog already cites them.
- Decimal feet = feet + (inches + eighths/8) / 12, then the international foot 0.3048 m
- Tally hundredths: nearest 0.01 ft
- Petroleum barrel: 42 US gallons, 42×231/1728 ft³, and 42×231×0.0254³ m³
Offline and access
This engine can run offline after the server has cached it for the signed-in account.
A free session can read this help page. The tool card shows the name and the short summary. Opening the tool requires Pro.