Measuring

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The measurement tool in Cimatron E enables users to measure various measurement types, such as distances between faces, curve angles and so on from the Measurement dialog. The system provides clear geometrical data of the measurement type that is currently active.

The Measurement dialog is displayed:

Note: The system automatically displays the last measurement type in the Primary Data Area.

When selecting an entity in the main window, this dialog expands, as follows:

The Measurement dialog contains the following elements:

Measuring Toolbar

The Measuring toolbar contains the following icons:

	Measures the distance of the selection, such as, the distance between two end points, the arc diameter and radius and more.
	Measures the angle of the selection.
	Measures the curvature of the selection.
	Displays the data of the specific selection.
	Clears the selection from the main window.
	Toggle to expand or collapse the advanced area of the Measurement dialog.
	Exports the data in the Measurement dialog to Notepad, enabling you to save the data to a local directory for backup purposes. When measuring object data, clicking this button displays the Report Preview window. For further details on how to generate and display reports, refer to Displaying Reports.
	Accesses this online help.

Primary Data Area

Note: When no entity is selected the system displays the last measurement type.

The Primary Data Area displays the following information:

	Displays the measurement type. For example, Distance, Angle, Curvature. In this example, the distance between two points is selected. Other examples include the distance between two faces, the distance between a line and a face and so on.
	Displays the value of the measurement selection. When selecting multiple points, the system always displays the value of the shortest distance between two available entities.

Secondary Data Area

The Secondary Data Area displays the values of the selection. For example, the Delta for X, Y and Z axis of the selection.

Advanced Area

The Advanced Area displays the following information:

	Displays the Reference UCS which serves as a reference point for all measurements.
	Displays the selection units. Select MM or INCH from the drop down box to define the required units.
Pick Reference UCS	Enables you to select a different Reference UCS.
Point Feature	Enables you to create a point at the center of gravity (enabled for object data measurements only).
Automatic Calculation	Enables you to toggle this option to the Manual Calculation to perform calculations manually (enabled for data measurements only).

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