The Measuring Tools tab provides tools to interactively populate numeric fields in dialogs with points, coordinates, distances, angles, radii, or unit vectors.
To display the Measuring Tools tab:
- Click a field with a hyperlink to perform interactive measurements in the graphics window.
- Click on a button in the Measure Geometry area of the Measure dialog (Home tab > Utilities panel > Measure).
- Right-click in a numeric field and select Measure.
The measuring tool selected by default is based on the value being measured. For example, if you are measuring Head clearance, the Measure the distance between two points tool is selected.
Similarly, if you are measuring the Angular threshold, the Measure a minor angle tool is selected. The cursor shows additional information to help you define the points you want.
This tab contains the following:
Measurement Type panel
This panel contains:
- Distance between two points — Select to measure the distance between two points.
- Curve length — Select to measure the arc length of a selected curve. A curve can be a pattern segment, a boundary segment, or a wireframe curve within a model.
- Radius — Select to measure the radius of an arc or circle.
- Radius from three points — Select to measure the radius of an arc or circle created by three user-defined points.
- Diameter — Select to measure the diameter of an arc or circle.
- Diameter from three points — Select to measure the diameter of a circle created by three user-defined points.
- Minor angle — Select to measure an angle less than 180 degrees created by three user-defined points. When measuring, first select the centre point and then select the next two points.
- Major angle — Select to measure an angle more than 180 degrees created by three user-defined points. When measuring, first select the centre point and then select the next two points.
Projection panel
This panel contains:
- X component — Select to measure the X component of the line.
- Y component — Select to measure the Y component of the line.
- Z component — Select to measure the Z component of the line.
- Plane project — Select to measure the value after projecting onto the principal
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editing planes. For more information, see Measuring the XY distance between two points.
Finish panel
This panel contains:
- Cancel — Select to cancel the measuring mode. This closes the Measuring Tools tab.