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I agree with Lawrence's statement about the not counting the starts and stops unless they are full cross-section. Welds are measured centerline to centerline when measuring length and pitch of intermittant fillet welds. You may want to inquire about those stops and starts, the designer may want at least the stops full, because if the craters are not full, they more than likey have crater cracks in them from the shrinkage of the puddle.