Measuring Minimum Distance

With the Minimum Distance option you can measure the minimum distance between model parts, as well as any two points from the selection sets: vertices, edges, mid-edges, arc centers, faces or any combination of entity types.

From the Analysis menu, select Measure.

The Measurement dialog box appears.

Note: From the AutoVue toolbar, you can also click Measure .

Click the Min. Distance tab.

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Set 1.

Select Entity if you want to measure the distance between model parts. Snapping modes are disabled.

Select Geometry if you want to measure the distance between entity types. Snapping modes are displayed.

If you selected Entity, select a part or parts on the model.

The model part or parts appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

If you selected Geometry, select the snapping modes that you want to use for measuring.

See 3D Snapping Modes

All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model.

Select the entity or entities on the model.

The selected entities appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model.

Note: To reset a set, click Clear. To clear items from a set, select the items and press the Delete key. To deselect a part or entity type on the model, press the Control key and left-click the part or entity type.

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Set 2.

Repeat step 5.

The model part appears in the list under Set 2.

From the Measured Min. Distance list, select the unit in which you want to measure the distance.

Click Compute.

The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line. The measured minimum distance, X, Y, and Z coordinates for Position 1 and X, Y and Z coordinates for Position 2 appear in the Measurement dialog box.

Note: Click Reset to take another measurement.

Click Close to close the Measurement dialog box.