AutoVue


Measuring Minimum Distance

With the Minimum Distance option you can measure the minimum distance between model parts, as well as any two points from the selection sets: vertices, edges, mid-edges, arc centers, faces or any combination of entity types.

Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement, you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog.

  1. Select Analysis > Measure from the AutoVue main menu.
  2. The Measurement dialog appears.

    Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon on the AutoVue toolbar.

  3. Click the Min. Distance tab.
  4. Click Set 1 point.
  5. Click Entity if you want to measure the distance between model parts. Snapping Modes are disabled.
  6. Click Geometry if you want to measure the distance between entity types. Snapping Modes are enabled.

  7. If you selected Entity, select a part or parts on the model.
  8. The model part(s) appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

    If you selected Geometry, select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring.

    See 3D Snapping Modes

    All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model.

    Select the entity or entities on the model.

    The selected entities appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model.

    Note To reset a Set, click Clear. To clear items from a Set, select the items and press the Delete key. To deselect a part or entity type on the model, press the Ctrl key and left-click the part or entity type.

  9. Click Set 2 point.
  10. Repeat step 5.
  11. The model part appears in the list under Set 2.

  12. From the Measured Min Distance Units drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the distance.
  13. Click Compute.
  14. The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line. The measured line path, measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer. The X, Y and Z coordinates for Position1 and X, Y and Z coordinates for Position2 appear in the Measurement dialog.

    Note Click Reset to take another measurement.

  15. Click Close to close the Measurement dialog.

See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities


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