Report Tokens for Overall Lengths (Tube Lengths)
Written by Michael Cone
Updated at October 8th, 2026
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Table of Contents
The Overall Lengths tab shows two sets of results: Untrimmed Overall Lengths and Hypothetical Trimmed Overall Lengths. The trimmed values estimate what the overall length and AB length would be if the tube ends were trimmed to their correct end lengths.
Until now, most of the trimmed values and all of the axis span deviations (XD, YD, ZD) could only be seen on screen. This update adds report tokens for them, so custom HTML reports can include the same values shown on the Overall Lengths tab.
How to use them
Put a token in your HTML report template the same way as any other VTube value:
<td><vtube_val>ab_length_measured_after_trim</vtube_val></td>
Token names are not case-sensitive.
Total length and AB length (trimmed)
| Token | Overall Lengths field | What it reports |
|---|---|---|
tube_length_measured_after_trim |
Lme | Measured total tube length after the hypothetical trim |
tube_length_delta_after_trim |
Ldev | Trimmed measured length minus the master length |
ab_length_measured_after_trim |
ABme | Measured AB length between the trimmed ends |
ab_length_delta_after_trim |
ABdev | Trimmed AB length minus the master AB length |
AB-LenTrimmedOOT |
OOT | How far the trimmed AB length is out of tolerance. It shows 0 when in tolerance and is colored and marked like the existing AB-LenOOT token |
Axis spans: untrimmed deviations
| Token | Field | What it reports |
|---|---|---|
x-span-delta |
XD | Aligned X span minus master X span |
y-span-delta |
YD | Aligned Y span minus master Y span |
z-span-delta |
ZD | Aligned Z span minus master Z span |
Axis spans aligned to master orientation (trimmed)
| Token | Field | What it reports |
|---|---|---|
x-span-aligned-after-trim |
XA | X span of the aligned tube with trimmed ends |
y-span-aligned-after-trim |
YA | Y span of the aligned tube with trimmed ends |
z-span-aligned-after-trim |
ZA | Z span of the aligned tube with trimmed ends |
x-span-delta-after-trim |
XD | Trimmed X span minus master X span |
y-span-delta-after-trim |
YD | Trimmed Y span minus master Y span |
z-span-delta-after-trim |
ZD | Trimmed Z span minus master Z span |
Values that use existing tokens
These fields are the same in both sections, so use the tokens that already exist:
| Field | Token |
|---|---|
| Lma | calclengthmaster |
| ABma | ab-lenmaster |
| Tol+ / Tol- |
AB-LenTolPos / AB-LenTolNeg
|
| Untrimmed OOT | AB-LenOOT |
| XM / YM / ZM |
x-span-master / y-span-master / z-span-master
|
| Untrimmed XA / YA / ZA |
x-span-aligned / y-span-aligned / z-span-aligned
|
Notes
- All values use the report's current display units.
- Only
AB-LenTrimmedOOTis color-coded for tolerance. The other new tokens show plain numbers, matching the Overall Lengths tab. - The trimmed values are hypothetical. They show what the part would measure after trimming, not the measured part as it is.