Mesh module provides the possibility to perform different measurements of the selected mesh data.
All measurement operations are available via Measurements top-level menu. Access to the measurements operations is implemented via a single dialog box, where each operation is represented as a separate tab page.
This operation allows measuring the distance between two objects. Currently only node-to-node and node-to-origin operations are available, but this operation will be extended in the future to support other mesh objects - elements, meshes, sub-meshes and groups.
To start Minimum Distance operation, select Minimum Distance item from Measurements menu.
In the dialog box choose the first target and the second target mode by switching the corresponding radio buttons, then select the objects the distance between which is to be calculated (or input their IDs directly in case of nodes/elements) and press Compute button.
The following types of targets are supported:
The result will be shown in the bottom area of the dialog box. In addition, a simple preview will be shown in the 3D viewer.
This operation allows to calculate the bounding box of the selected object(s).
To start Bounding Box operation, select Bounding Box item from Measurements menu.
In the dialog box choose the required type of the object by switching the corresponding radio button, select the object(s) and press Compute button.
The following types of input are available:
The result of calculation will be shown in the bottom area of the dialog box. In addition, a simple preview will be shown in the 3D viewer.
See Also a sample TUI Script of a Measurement operations.