Measurement Tool

Introduction

The Measure tools can be used to measure distance, radius, angles and bounding box. Measurements are taken in the default unit system.

Distance

  • The Measure Distance tool is used to measure the distance between two points, topological Entities and FEM entities
  • User can view X, Y and Z distances by clicking the left mouse button over the distance message.
  • The cursor changes to as you turn on distance tool.
  • User can choose combination of entity type through vertical tool list or right click popup menu as shown below.
    • Vertical tool list

    • Right click popup menu

    • If model has coordinate system. It will display coordinate options in right click popup menu.

The following combination entity type available for measure distance.

Options Description
Arc - Arc Distance between two Arc (Edge) centers.
Arc - Vertex Distance between Arc (Edge) center and an vertex.
Node - Node Distance between two nodes.
Face - Node Shortest distance between a face and a node.
Plane - Node Distance between a plane and a node. Select an element to define the plane.
FaceEdge- Node Shortest distance between a topological edge and a node.
ElementEdge - Node Shortest distance between an element edge and a node.
Face - Face Shortest distance between two faces. Supported for both CAD and FEM.
Edge - Edge Shortest distance between two edges. Supported for both CAD and FEM.
Body - Body

Shortest distance between two bodies. Supported for both CAD and FEM.
Node - Vertex Distance between a node and a vertex.

Example

Radius

  • The Measure Radius tool is used to measure the radius defined by three nodes, three vertices and arc edge.
  • User can choose combination of entity type through vertical tool list or right click popup menu as shown below.
    • Vertical tool list.

    • Right click popup menu.

  • The following combination entity type available for measure radius.
    • Between 3 vertices: To find the radius between three vertices.
    • Between 3 nodes: To find the radius between three nodes.
    • Arc Edge: To find the radius for an arc edge.
    • Face: To find the radius of the cylindrical and conical faces.

Example

Angle

  • The Measure Angle tool is used to measure an angle defined by nodes, vertices, elements, element edges and topological edges.
  • The cursor changes to as you turn on angle tool.
  • User can choose combination of entity type through vertical tool list or right click popup menu as shown below.
    • Vertical tool list

    • Right click popup menu.

  • The following combination entity type available for measure angle.
    • Between 3 Nodes: To find the angle between the lines formed by three nodes as shown below.

    • Between 2 elements: To find the angle between two elements. It gives the angle between the element normal.

    • Between 2 element edges / face edges: To find the angle formed by the two element edges or the topological edges.

    • Arc Edge: To find the arc segment angle.

Box

  • The Measure Box tool is used to measure dimensions of the bounding box for selected bodies.
  • The cursor changes to as you turn on box tool.

Example