Analysis is the measurement and reporting on inspected parts, both individually and with respect to trends.
The Analysis menu contains mechanical and statistical analysis tools.\
3D
Compare - generates a three dimensional, color coded mapping of the
differences between two objects.
Edit Spectrum - modify the correlation of deviation ranges to colors in the legend that appears with a deviation analysis.
Edit Curvature Spectrum - adjusts the characteristics of the Curvature Map that appears on a Polygon object in the Shape phase if the Curvature Map checkbox is activated in the Primitives Manager.
Measure
Distance - calculates the shortest distance or the surface distance
between any two points on the surface of an object.
Datum Distance - measures the shortest distance between a selected datum and a point or between a selected datum and an object.
Compute Volume - computes the volume of any closed object.
Compute Volume To Plane - calculates the volume of the object that lies on one side of a plane.
Test Intersections - selects self-intersecting triangles.
Test Path Intersections (appears in Shape Phase only) - (Shape Phase only) searches for and highlights intersecting patch lines which would prevent proper construction of grids.
Check Geometry - (applies to a Shape object with grids) tests for poorly edited grids on selected patches (or on all patches if none are selected).
Check Tangent Continuity - tests the continuity of the NURBS surface (the smoothness) between adjoining NURBS patches, and draws tangent lines to highlight the locations where patches do not meet each other within a given angle.
Analyze Curves - presents four different graphical analyses and one mathematical analysis of a Curves Object (the product of Polygons > Cross Section).