Contents

Engineering tools

1. Working with engineering tools

2. Measuring geometry

2. Distance and area measurement

2. Example: Measuring the length of a line

2. Measure in 2D

2. Measure a distance

2. Measure a length or a sum of lengths

2. Measure an area

2. Measure elements automatically

2. Smart Measure command

2. Smart Measure command bar

2. Measure Distance command

2. Measure Distance command bar

2. Measure Area command

2. Measure Area command bar

2. Measure Total Length command

2. Measure Total Length command bar

2. Measure in 3D

2. 3D Measure command

2. Measure distance command

2. Measure an angle

2. Measure the minimum distance between two elements

2. Measure a normal distance from a plane or line to a keypoint

2. Inquire about an element

2. Measure Minimum Distance command

2. Measure Minimum Distance command bar

2. Measure Normal Distance command

2. Measure Normal Distance command bar

2. Inquire Element command

2. Inquire Element command bar

2. Measure Angle command

2. Measure Angle command bar

3. 2D and 3D calculations

3. Goal seeking

3. Using goal seeking in calculations

3. Best practices in goal seeking

3. Basic 2D goal seeking workflow

3. Calculate a target value by goal seeking

3. Reduce the weight of a part by goal seeking

3. Find a volume by goal seeking

3. Goal Seek command

3. Goal Seek command bar

3. Goal Seek Options dialog box

3. Area in calculations

3. Using area in calculations

3. Compute an area

3. Recompute a modified area object

3. Area command

3. Area command bar

3. Info dialog box

3. Coordinate System page (Info dialog box)

3. Fill page (Info dialog box)

3. Area Properties page (Info dialog box)

4. Physical properties

4. Physical properties of parts and assemblies

4. Calculate the physical properties for an assembly

4. Physical Properties command

4. Physical Properties Manager dialog box

4. Calculate the physical properties for a part

4. Modify the physical properties for the parts in an assembly

4. Physical Properties Manager command

4. Physical Properties dialog box

4. Global Tab

4. Principal Tab

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