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title	Locate Determine point coordinates

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Point Coordinates.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on the point whose coordinates you want to see and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Locate Determine coordinates of an arc center

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Arc Center Coordinates.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your pointer over the arc whose center coordinates you want to see and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted as you mouse over them.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Locate Determine coordinates of a point on a selected surface

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title	Determine coordinates of a point on a surface

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Surface Point Coordinates.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on the point whose coordinates you want to see and click. (Crosshairs appear as you mouse over selectable points and the surface is highlighted.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure an edge length

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Edge Length.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your pointer over the edge whose length you want to measure and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure a surface thickness

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Thickness.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your pointer over the surface whose thickness you want to measure and click. (Selectable surfaces are highlighted as you mouse over them.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance from point to point

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Point to Point.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear as you mouse over selectable points.) The selected point is yellow.
Select the end point.
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance from a point to an edge

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Point to Edge.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear as you mouse over selectable points.) The selected point is yellow.
Select the edge. (Selectable edges are highlighted.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance from an arc center to an edge

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Arc Center to Edge.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an arc and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected arc remains highlighted.
Select the edge. (Selectable edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
The arc center and the measurement end point appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance between two arc centers

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Arc Center to Arc Center.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis or for the distance between the arcs' centerlines (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an arc and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected arc remains highlighted.
Select the second arc.
The arc center points appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance from an arc center to a surface point

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Arc Center to Surface Point.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis or for the distance between the arcs' centerlines (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an arc or circle and click. (Selectable arcs and circles are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected arc or circle remains highlighted.
Position your cursor over a point on a surface and click. (When you mouse over a surface, crosshairs indicate selectable points and the surface is highlighted.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance between two surface points

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Surface Point to Surface Point.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor over a point on a surface and click. (When you mouse over a surface, crosshairs indicate selectable points and the surface is highlighted.)
Select the second surface point.
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance between a surface point and an edge

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Surface Point to Edge.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor over a point on a surface and click. (When you mouse over a surface, crosshairs indicate selectable points and the surface is highlighted.)
Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

Linear Measurements

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title	Measure the distance between two surfaces

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title	Measure tube lengthCalculate the sum of the lengths of connected edges

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Tube Length Sum of Connected Edges.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on the starting arc or circle and an edge and click. (Selectable arcs and circles edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected arc or circle edge remains highlighted.
Continue to click arcs or circles that define the tube. A green line traversing the center of the tube indicates what will be measured.
Select the next edge—it must be connected to the first. Continue selecting edges as needed. Double-click the last arc or circle to end the sequence.Drag the label into position and click onceedge.
The measured edges and end point are highlighted yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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Calculate the sum of the lengths of connected edges

Note

Recommendation: To find arcs and circles more easily, select your model and render as Smooth with Edges. See also Measurement Tips.

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title	Advanced Linear Measurements

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title	Measure tube length

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Sum of Connected Edges Tube Length.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an edge the starting arc or circle and click. (Selectable edges arcs and circles are highlighted as you mouse over them.) The selected edge arc or circle remains highlighted.Select the next edge—it must be connected to the first. Continue selecting edges as needed.
Continue to click arcs or circles that define the tube. A green line traversing the center of the tube indicates what will be measured.
Double-click the last edge.The measured edges and end point are highlighted yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scenearc or circle to end the sequence.
Drag the label into position and click once.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Note

Recommendation: To find arcs and circles more easily, select your model and render as Smooth with Edges. See also Measurement Tips.

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title	Measure the minimum distance between sets of parts/surfaces

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Minimum Distance....
Choose the type of object(s) you are measuring: Parts (default) or Surfaces.
To create SET #1:
1. Click the part or parts (or surfaces) on the model.
2. When you have finished selecting, click the Stop Selection button.
To create SET #2:
1. Click the SET #2 Select button, then the part or parts (or surfaces) on the model.
2. When you have finished selecting, click the Stop Selection button.
Click the CALCULATE button to display the measurement label.
Drag the label into position and click.
To measure the distance between another set of objects, click the CLEAR ALL button, then click the SET #1 Select button. Repeat steps 3 to 7.

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title	Measure the minimum thickness of parts/surfaces

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Minimum Thickness....
Choose the type of object(s) you are measuring: Parts (default) or surfaces.
To create your set of objects, click the part or parts (or surfaces) on the model. When you have finished selecting, click the Stop Selection button.
Under Parameters, select Draft Angel and Modeling Tolerance values.
Click the CALCULATE button to display the measurement label.
Drag the label into position and click once.

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title	Note

You can add to your set of objects by clicking the Select button again.

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title	Measure the minimum distance between edges

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Minimum Distance Between Edges.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted.) A selected edge remains highlighted.
Select the second edge.
The selected edges appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the minimum distance between two surfaces

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on a surface and click. (Selectable surfaces are highlighted.)
Select the second surface.
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the minimum distance from an arc center to a surface

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Minimum Distance From Arc Center to Surface.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an arc and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted as you mouse over them.)
Position your cursor on a surface and click. (Selectable surfaces are highlighted.)
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Calculate boundary center by edges

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Boundary Center by Edges.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.) A selected edge remains highlighted.
Continue selecting connected edges until SpinFire determines the intended boundary shape and calculates its center point.
The boundary center point appears in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Calculate an area by boundary edges

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Boundary Area by Edges.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted as you mouse over them.) A selected edge remains highlighted.
Continue selecting connected edges until SpinFire determines the intended boundary shape and calculates its area.
The boundary area appears as a highlighted surface. You can hide this surface by right-clicking the markup and choosing Hide Surface from the context menu.
Drag and click to position the markup in the scene.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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title	Measure the distance between two parallel surfaces

Open the Linear menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
Select Distance Between Two Surfaces.
Optional:
1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
Click on a surface on the model. (Selectable surfaces are highlighted as you mouse over them.)
Click on a second surface on the model—the second surface must be parallel to the first.
Drag the label into position and click once.
Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

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