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MEASURE
MEASURE
The Measurement tool is extremely useful in verifying your model
Distance between entities/features
Length of selected entities
Radius/Diameter of Arcs
Surface area/perimeter of a Surface
Menu Bar→Tools→Evaluate→Measure
You may need to expand the Dialog Box to see your measurements/selections. Make sure the Blue Box is selected to Measure
LMB The "inmm" button to select units/precision
The Arc/Circle tool will toggle different options of measuring between Arcs
Center to Center is most common but Min/Max is also useful
This also works when measuring a single Arc against a Line etc.
RMB Blue Box→Clear to reset measurements
Close Dialog Box to exit Measurement
MASS PROPERTIES
MASS PROPERTIES
Mass Properties will provide you generic information about the part
Options will give you control over units/precision
Mass is a calculation based on Volume and the Density as defined by the Material Type
By default, there is no Material Type so your Mass calculation is imaginary
Volume is a measurement of the given Model and is used in VOL assignments
The rest of the information has specialized usefulness for Advanced Users
SECTION PROPERTIES
SECTION PROPERTIES
To determine the area contained in the valid-regions of the current sketch, use the
Tools→Evalulate→Section Properties
NOTE: If the sketch isn't a valid profile then Section Properties may provide an error
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