Help with acrylic tubing measurements

[Dash-chan]

A friend of mine helped me build my pc and he's prebent the acrylic tubing for me, leaving me just to install it and I want to know when I cut the tubing down to size how should I measure it when I want to connect fittings? Do I measure from the closest end of one fitting to the next, the middle of one fitting to the next, the farthest or what? I'm using primochill 3/8, 1/2 acrylic tubing and Monsoon Hardline Economy Compression Fittings, 3/8" x 1/2". Thanks in advance

 

[Eximo]

Typically you would stick a tube in a fitting, see how deep it goes. Then measure from the fittings and add the depth measurement. That should avoid making the tubes too short. For bends, you'll want to go center of tube, or receiving fitting, to fitting end.

If you have pre-bent tubes you can probably get away with holding the tubes up to where they need to go and just marking them for cutting. (it may be necessary to shorten the overall length first to get them inside the case, just be careful not too make anything too short)