
Using the measuring window
To open the measuring window:
- Select from the menu Tools > Measure...
To make a measurement:
- Open the Measure window
- On the Measure window select "Lock to nearest vertex" if desired
- On the Main window click on the model to position the first measurement point
- On the Measure window set the "Now selecting point" indicator to q1
- On the Main window click on the model to position the second measurement point
- On the Measure window read off the distance
Measure controls
- Now selecting point:
- Use this control to select whether mouse click on the model should determine point q0 or point q1.
- Lock to nearest vertex:
- If checked, the the clicked point is compared to the vertex points of the clicked triangle, and the closest vertex is used in place of the clicked point.
- Appearance
- Shows the colors of the measurement markers q0 and q1 (not presently editable).
- Data
- Displays the coordinates of the measurement markers, as well as the displacement and distance between them.