Use the Protractor

The Protractor measures the angle between elements in the Viewer.

To use the Protractor:
  1. From the Tools Section, click Protractor.
  2. Select the Enable checkbox.
  3. For the Start point, select the item to link to.
    You can link to a Particle, a Geometry, or manually define a point in space.
    1. Select Link To Particle to link to a particle.
    2. Click Pick Particle to change the cursor to a cross-hair.
    3. Click a particle in the Viewer to select the particle to link to.
  4. Repeat the same steps to set the End point and axis.


    The current angle between two points is displayed at the bottom of the Tools tab.