Tool 03 · Take-outs
A pipe take-out chart on your iPhone that you can correct
The take-out is what each fitting adds between the center of the turn and the end of the pipe. FitUp keeps a take-out chart for butt-weld elbows from 1/2 to 12 inch, uses it in every offset, and lets you change any value to match the fittings on your job.
What is in the chart
- Butt-weld tab. 90 LR (1.5 × the pipe size), 90 SR (1 × the size, from 1 inch up, since short radius is not made smaller), and 45 LR, using the commonly published center-to-end dimensions.
- Threaded and Socket-weld tabs. Empty on purpose: "Type the take-out from your fitting maker's chart. Nothing ships for these." Make-up varies too much by maker to guess.
- Every value is labeled "Default values. Check your fittings." Any value you edit can be put back with "Reset to default".
How the offset tools use it
When you pick 2 inch and 45 LR in the simple offset tool, the 1 3/8 inch take-out comes from this chart. At angles other than 45, the tools use the 90 LR or 90 SR value cut down to the angle (center-to-end × tan of half the angle). Edit a value and every new offset uses your number. Cuts already saved keep the numbers they were made with.

Free and Pro
The 1/2, 3/4, and 1 inch rows are free to read. Sizes from 1 1/4 to 12 inch sit behind a panel titled "Every pipe size and fitting". Pro opens every row, lets you tap any value to edit it, and lets you type in threaded and socket-weld take-outs.
The default values themselves are not a secret: the whole chart, in fractions and decimals, is printed in the pipe take-out chart guide. What the app adds is that the chart is wired into the offset math, and holds your corrections.
The weld gap lives here too
A butt weld needs a root gap, so a two-elbow offset loses two gaps from the cut. FitUp uses 1/8 inch per joint by default for welded trades and none for plumbing. Threaded and socket-weld take-outs carry their own allowance, so no gap is added to them. Pro lets you set the gap per joint anywhere from 0 to 3/16 inch to match your procedure. Why both allowances matter is covered in how to figure take-outs and cut length.