Measuring (3D only)

This section contains the following information about Measuring (3D only).

About Measuring

When Measuring

How to Measure Between Points

How to Measure Items

Measuring provides the ability to obtain approximate or exact measurement units of an object's geometric constitution. With this function, you can measure 3d type CATIA V5 files such as .CATPart, .CATProduct, .model, and .cgr. This function allows you to customize your results and display only what is required.

The ability to measure between two points is available with the Measure Between option. You can select two points on the viewer and the distance will be calculated. The results can be customized to your preferences.

Items can be measured with the Measured Item option. The measurement result will be based upon the geometric type of the item. For example, a line will be measured in length. The results can also be customized to your preferences.

This functionality will not work if you've displaced the products using the transformation command.

The following table summarizes exactness per geometry type:
 

You can measure between points by following the steps below:

1. Click the Measure button.

2. Click the Measure Between button.  The Measure Between dialog box appears.

    

3. Select a first point.

4. Select a second point.  The measure result appears in the dialog box.  The measure result is also displayed in the ViewerSpace.

    

5. To keep a measure in the viewer, check the Keep measure checkbox before performing the following measure.

6. To customize Measure Between settings, click the Customize button and check the different measures you wish to see appear in the Results.

    

7. To close the command and erase all measures created since last entering the command, click the Cancel button.

8. To close the command and keep all measures created since last entering the command, click the OK button.

You can measure items by following the steps below:

1. Click the Measure button.  The Measure dialog box appears.

2. In the Measure dialog box, click the Measure Item button.  The Measure Item dialog box appears.

    

3. Select a mode option from the Selection 1 mode drop-down list.

4. Set the desired calculation mode in the Calculation mode drop-down list box.
   Note: If you set Exact for the calculation mode, only the measure exact values are displayed both in the Result window and the ViewerSpace

5. Select the item in the geometry of the ViewerSpace.  The measure result corresponding to the selected item type appears in the dialog box.  The measure result is also displayed in the ViewerSpace.
   Note: The measure result displayed in the ViewerSpace differs according to the item type, e.g. the length will be displayed for a line, the surface area will be displayed for a cylinder.

    

6. To keep a measure in the viewer, select the Keep Measure checkbox before performing the following measure.

7. To customize Measure Item settings, click the Customize button and check the different measures you wish to see appear in the Results.

    

8. To close the command and erase all measures created since last entering the command, click the Cancel button.

9. To close the command and keep all measures created since last entering the command, click the OK button.