|
Area |
Scroll |
To measure the area of faces, use the Area 
command.
Step-by-step instructions
1.Move the cursor over the object which area you want to measure. The measurement result will appear next to the cursor.
By default, edges are highlighted in the graphic area. If you need to measure the area of a solid or surface, enable the appropriate filters of objects on the Quick Access Toolbar and select the object again.
If you want to display the measurement result in the Information Window, click on the object or select it using overlapping or secant marquee. The selected object is highlighted in the graphics area, and its name is added to the Objects field on the Parameters Panel. The measurement result appears in the Information Window.
|
You can select a facet before calling a command. In this case, after calling the command the Information window with the measurement result appears on the screen. |
2.Configure the measurement parameters in the Information Format section. More...
This setting applies to all measurement results displayed in the Information Window.
3.Once the measurement is completed, the Create measurement 
button appears on the Parameters panel. It allows you to create a measurement object in the model. More...
Icon and the name of the created dimension are displayed in the Design tree.
4.You can measure the areas of multiple objects with a single command. To quickly view measured values, hover the cursor over the desired objects. To enter measurement results into the Information Window, select the objects one by one by clicking them. Selected objects are highlighted. A list of measured areas appears in the Information Window, ending with the sum of all obtained values. Selecting an object again highlights it, removes the corresponding area value from the list, and recalculates the sum.
5.If you need to save or print the measurement results, use the menu commands of Information window.
6.To complete the command, click the button Finish 
on the Parameters panel or close the Information Window.
|
The error in calculating areas of faces depends on the Setting precision for calculating CMP. |
See Also
