Inquire Geometry-Point Distance (3D)
Inquire
Distance (Part/CAM Level)
Use this command to dynamically inquire the distance between geometry and a point. Geometry refers to any curve, edge, face, or trimmed face. You can inquire distances within a part or among components within an assembly or sub-assembly.
The Variable command option can be used to assign the queried distance to a variable and log the variable to the active part's history. This contributes to the "family-of-parts" functionality by allowing the part to be driven during a history regen by variables derived from queried distances.
Entity
Select a curve, edge, or face to measure from.
Point
Select a point to measure to or move the cursor over additional points. The distance to each is displayed in the Distance field.
Trim
Use this option to specify that trimmed or untrimmed curves
and faces are used during Inquire commands.
No - Use untrimmed curve or surface. The shortest distance to the untrimmed curve or face is calculated.
Yes - Used trimmed portion of curve or face. The shortest distance to the trimmed curve or face only is calculated.
Variable
You can use this option to log variables to the active part's history whose values equal the inquired distance and x, y and z values. The variables can then be used in any expression, equation or VX macro.
