Use the Ruler

The Ruler measures the distance between two points. Use it to display the distance between elements in the Viewer.

To use the Ruler:
  1. From the Tools Section, click Ruler.
  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 on a particle in the Viewer to select the particle to link to.
  4. Repeat the same steps to set the End point.


    Note: The current distance between the two points is displayed at the bottom of the Tools tab.