Tutorial: Measuring model components

When creating bodies, components and assemblies, it is critical you can measure lengths, distances, radii, diameters, angles, areas, and other model features.

In this tutorial, you practice measuring an assembly to ensure the assembly components will fit together as desired.

Part used for measuring

Prerequisites

  1. Click data icon Data Panel> Basic Training>04 - Modeling, to open the Geneva_Drive part.

  2. Ensure the Design workspace is active.

    Design workspace icon

  3. Familiarize yourself with the assembly.

    1. In the browser, turn off and on the frame, cross and rotor.
    2. When done, ensure the frame is off, the cross and rotor are on.
Tip: Press the S key to display the Toolbox, then search for specific commands you want to use in the current workspace.