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THE MEASURING TOOL
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Wall Thickness: By clicking on a surface, the distance to the next opposite
surface is calculated, with the measuring line running in a right angle inwards
from the selected anchor (figure 8.9). For hollow parts, this is usually the wall
thickness, for solid parts it is the diameter of the part at this point.
Figure 8.9: Wall Thickness
Point-to-Point: The distance of two anchors is measured, which you can
place freely on the part, taking into account the anchor setting options above.
Point-to-Line: Calculates the shortest distance from any point to a line running along an edge, with an imagined extension beyond both of its ends on
the part (figure 8.10).
Line-to-Point: As Point-to-Line, but select first the line, then the point (figure 8.10).
Figure 8.10: Measurement of point to line. The Line is extended beyond its corners.
Line-to-Line: Calculates the shortest distance between two lines. For two
lines cutting through each other, this distance is 0. Otherwise the points on
the lines which are the closest together are taken as anchor points for the
measurement. Again, for the measurement, the lines are extended beyond its
end points on the part.