5.3.4 Surfaces and Volumes
With the Measure function, you can also measure, among other things, the properties of surfaces and volumes, for example, the surface or mass. These result from the selection of different objects and measurement filters.
First select the Measure
command again.
Body properties
First choose the body you want to measure. To measure volume properties, then activate the Body
Measurement Filter. Now you can view the measured values for the selected body (see figure "Body").
| Surface Area | The surface of the body |
| Volume | The volume of the body |
| Center of Gravity | The center of gravity of the body |
| Mass | The mass of the body (with defined material) |
| Weight | The weight force of the body (with defined material) |
| Moment of Inertia | The moments of inertia of the body (with defined material) |
| Radii of Gyration | The radii of inertia of the body |
| Principal Axes | The heavy axes of the body |
| Principal Moments | The main moments of inertia of the body (with defined material) |
Surface properties
To measure the properties of a surface, first activate the Face
measurement filter and then activate a surface. Now you can view the measured values for the selected surface (see figure "Surface").
| Area | Area of the selected surface or surfaces |
| Perimeter | The sum of all edge lengths in the selected area (in the example these would be the four edges, and the edge of the boss see figure "Surface" ) |
| Center of Gravity | The surfaces center of gravity |
| Min Radius of Curvature | Minimum radius of curvature of a curved face |
