ویدئو شماره 182

Measure distance between two points

This function is on the specific toolbar from the Measure working mode. It allows you to measure a distance, on a straight line, between two points, that can belong to the same piece or to different pieces. It’s a two-step function:

Step 1: Select the first element;
Step 2: Select the second element.

The elements that can be selected during the measurement are: main points, notches, internal points, axes’ end points, piece contours.
When the element selected for the measurement is a notch or a technical point, it must be marked differently in the working space, to highlight the measurement’s end elements, which is useful when the latter overlap main points from the contour.
When the two elements have been selected, the measurement is displayed in the Context options area. The latter will be simultaneously displayed for all the sizes in the model. The measurement corresponding to the base size will be highlighted in yellow.

The measurement can be displayed directly, as is measured between the two points, or as:

Offset X: measured horizontally, between the two points selected;
Offset Y: measured vertically, between the two points selected;
Measured between the two points on the direction parallel with the grain axis;
Measured between the two points on the direction perpendicular to the grain axis.

Next to the measurement as such, you can also opt for:

displaying the difference between two consecutive sizes, an option called Delta;
displaying the difference between each consecutive size, an option called Offset.

The measurements from the Context options area can be added to the Measurement table by using the funtion from the bottom area of the Context options section.

Adding measurements to the Measurement table:

Two types of measurements can be carried out using this function:

Simple measurements: the distance between two points. In the Measurement table, this measurement is displayed highlighted in grey.
Compound measurements: base formulas applied to simple measurements. In the Measurement table, this measurement is displayed highlighted in dark grey.

You can obtain a compound measurement during the measuring stage directly, by using shortcuts or by applying more complex formulas in the Measurement table:
Ctrl + simple measurements, for the sum of two or more measurements;
Ctrl + Shift + simple measurement, to subtract from the first measurement all the other measurements.
The result of using these shortcuts during the measurement stage is measurements composed of a Direct measurement and a Measurement on the contour.
More complex measurements can be carried out by editing the composed measurements formula in the Measurement table.
You can modify the name of the measurement in the Context options area directly, or in the Measurement table.

The measurement will be displayed in the working area, on the piece, with a blue line. On this line will be displayed the name of the column corresponding to the measurement from the Measurement table.

Note! You can filter the grading tables for which the measurements will be displayed.