Menu and context view GUI elements explained
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Comparison setup
This dialog appears after selecting two models and choosing
Analyze > 
Compare.
| Meshes | ||
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| Reference | The reference model is the one on which the color gradient is applied to visualize in false color the Hausdorff distance per reference vertex to the comparison model's surface. | This is the part clicked second. |
| Comparison | The comparison model is the target for the per-vertex Hausdorff distance measurement from the reference model. | This is the part clicked first. |
| Options | ||
| Compare direction |
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| Try to auto-align meshes | Before comparing, centers the parts by bounding box and attempts rotational alignment, if distinct enough | |
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| OK, Cancel | OK performs the comparison and displays the results, Cancel dismisses the dialog without making any comparison. |
Comparison viewer menu
This is the Mesh compare menu category added to the main menu when a comparison result is being displayed.
| Edit | ||
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| (Common Edit commands) |
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| (Commands specific to Mesh compare) | Mesh compare does not add any specific commands to the Edit menu. | |
| Measure points | ||
| Select | This is the default, no-operation mode. Left-click does nothing so that you can click around without risking accidental adding or removing a measurement point. | |
| Add measure point | Activates placing a measuring probe on the part surface with every click | |
| Remove measure point | Activates deleting a measuring probe with every click | |
| Zoom to | ||
| Zoom to part | Centers and focuses view on the part | |
| Zoom to area | Requests for you to drag a rectangular frame, then centers and focuses view on the framed area | |
| Exit Mesh compare | ||
| OK | Leaves Mesh compare to the original platform and also generates a dedicated colored part of the reference model | Same as Export colored part in the context view |
| Close comparison | Leaves Mesh compare to the original platform and also closes and removes the comparison node from the project tree. Using this command requests you to confirm closing and deletion of any results. | Same as Delete comparison in the context view |
Context view
This is the new context view that appears while a comparison result is being displayed.
Distances
This is the first tab in the context view.
| Meshes | ||
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| Part | Presents the name of the part used as reference | |
| Distances | ||
| Max. negative distance, Max. positive distance | Maximum distances below or above the triangle surface along vertex normals | |
| Average distance | The mean of all per-vertex Hausdorff distances taken in this comparison | |
| Maximum distance | Greatest absolute Hausdorff distance found in this comparison |
Bar chart
This is the second tab in the context view.
| (histogram bars) | An interactive histogram of Hausdorff measurements. Click individual bars, or click and drag across bars, to have the colorization adjusted in the display to analyze particular ranges. |
Common controls
These elements are present for all context view tabs.
| Visualization | ||
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| Tolerance | Move the mid-point of the gradient along the range to adjust colorization in the display to analyze particular ranges. | |
| Color gradient | Toggle between a smooth color gradient and discrete bands of three colors | |
| Highlight edges | Mark triangle edges that follow the borders between color bands | |
| Transparency | Display the part semi-transparent |
| Export colored part | Leaves Mesh compare to the original platform and also generates a dedicated colored part of the reference model | |
| Delete comparison | Leaves Mesh compare to the original platform and also closes and removes the comparison node from the project tree. Using this command requests you to confirm closing and deletion of any results. |