Working with the platform overview

Get a summary of the parts loaded on the current platform

The platform overview lists all parts in the project with a selection of statistics.

To open the platform overview

1. From the main menu, choose Analyze > Platform Overview.
   Tip: To restrict the overview to a selection of parts, select these parts first before opening the platform overview, then tick Only Selected Parts.

To export the overview data to CSV

1. With the platform overview opened, click Export Data.
2. In the opening Save File as dialog, specify a file name, and click Save.

Platform overview reference

The platform overview lists these properties:

Per-part properties
Part	Name of the part as it appears in the project tree
ID	Parts in the project receive a running number.
Status	Is the part's mesh surface closed and oriented?
Length Width Height	Dimensions of this part along the cardinal axes X, Y, and Z, and in this order
Volume	Positive when all of the part's surface mesh is fully oriented so that triangle antinormals point towards solid material, negative when they point away, and invalid when the mesh has holes. Note that this includes fully closed cavities in the calculation, so while a hollow part may have the same outer volume than a fully solid one, it has a smaller one in this display.
Area	Surface area of this part including all of its shells, intersecting, enclosed, or otherwise
Triangles Edges Points	Total counts of triangles, triangle edges, and common vertices count of this part Numbers vary in their relative counts as points can be shared by few and many triangles alike.
Part summary
Minimum Maximum Size	The lowest point, the highest point, and the size of a cuboid space enclosing all parts present (and selected, if any, depending on the switch Calculate all parts/Only selected parts) along the cardinal axes
Per-platform properties
Platform size	Dimensions of the current platform's buildroom along the cardinal axes
Volume	Total volume occupied by all or selected parts Note: This only counts parts fully inside the buildroom.
Area	Total surface area by all or selected parts Note: This only counts parts fully inside the buildroom.
Packing density	Volume fraction occupied by parts compared to total buildroom volume Note: This only counts parts fully inside the buildroom.
With object height	Volume fraction occupied by parts compared to buildroom X and Y but topmost Z actually reached by any part. Provides a more practical packing density value. Note: This only counts parts fully inside the buildroom.