Customizing Measure Between

This task explains how to customize your Measure Between calculation and result display. The customization consists in:
  • Selecting the appropriate distance specification among minimum distance, maximum distance and maximum distance from 1 to 2
  • Selecting the display options for the resulting measurements.
Insert the following sample model files: ATOMIZER.model, BODY1.model, BODY2.model, LOCK.model, NOZZLE1.model, NOZZLE2.model, REGULATION_COMMAND.model, REGULATOR.model, TRIGGER.model and VALVE.model. They are to be found in the online documentation file tree in the common functionalities sample folder cfysm/samples.

  1. Click Measure Between . In DMU, you can also select Analyze > Measure Between from the menu bar.

  2. Click Customize... and select the appropriate maximum distance check box in the Measure Between Customization dialog box:
    Customizing lets you choose what distance you want to measure:

    • Minimum distance (and angle if applicable) this is the default option.

    • Maximum distance

    • Maximum distance from 1 to 2.

    • You can also choose to display components (either in the geometry area or/and in the dialog box) and the coordinates of the two points (point 1 and point 2) between which the distance is measured either

    Customizing now lets you choose to display in the geometry area the:

    • Selection information along with the measurement values in the geometry area (provided that the Selection name check box is selected).

    • Measure between result either in the geometry area and/or in the dialog box.
      What you set in the dialog box determines the display of the results in both the geometry area and the dialog box but some options are only available in the dialog box. The table below describes the  possible combinations:

    Options

     Available in the geometry area

     Available in the Measure Between dialog box

    Measure types
    Minimum Distance/ curve length / Angle

    Maximum Distance

    Maximum Distance from 1 to 2

    Display Options
    Angle

    Point 1

    N/A

    Point 2

    N/A

    Selection name

    Note: The measure types are mutually exclusive. Each time you change option, you must make your measure again.

  3. Make your measure:

  4. Click OK when done.