Fabrication Area Calculation

Have you ever had a duct fitting seemingly calculate the area significantly under what it really way? The answer may be right under your nose.

The following two properties dialogs are for the same fitting. For simplicity, connectors and seams were set to “None

Notice the properties window on the left says 4 sq/ft and the one on the right is 20 sq/ft. You’ll notice a little lower the “Cost Units