Gauges

Click Gauges in the top navigation bar to enter the gauges module, where you can measure with calipers, or measure the area & volume of models.

Calipers

1. In the Gauges toolbar, click Calipers to expand the drop-down list, where you can select Inside Caliper / Outside Caliper to open the corresponding window.
2. Edit parameters including start radius, end radius, search depth and direction (along normal of start region, X / Y / Z axis or customize).
3. After completing relevant settings, click on the model in the 3D scene to select the start and end point.
4. Click Apply to save the caliper, and the caliper object will be displayed in the gauges module in the left-side tree view.

Note

• When creating a caliper, both the start and end point should be specified.
• Only one caliper can be created for each time, and new caliper can be created after clicking Apply.

Area Measurement

Note

Only support measuring mesh models (.stl).

1. In the Gauges toolbar, click Area Measurement to open the corresponding window.

2. Select tools in the toolbar under the 3D scene, and select the area to be measured on the model.

3. Click Confirm and the label will be displayed in the 3D scene, and the area object will be displayed in the gauges module in the left-side tree view.

The introduction to toolbar as well as shortcuts is as follows:

Icon	Name	Description
	Sphere	Select mesh vertices on the surface of the mesh model to choose the fitting region. Note After enabling this function, other selection tools or the select through function can not be used.
	Magic Wand	Automatically select adjacent regions on the surface of the mesh model based on curvature. Note After enabling this function, other selection tools or the select through function can not be used.
	Select Through	Disabled by default, which means only visible surfaces can be selected; it can be enabled to select both the front and back regions of the model.
	Rectangle	Select / Deselect the data area in the form of rectangle.
	Polygon	Select / Deselect the data area in the form of polygon.
	Lasso	Select / Deselect the data area in the form of lasso.
	Brush	Use brush (support brush adjusting) to select / deselect the data area.

Function	Shortcut
Select	Shift+left-button
Deselect	Ctrl+left-button
Adjust the size brush	Shift+left-button

Note

For more shortcuts, please refer to > Shortcut Instructions in the top right corner of the interface.

Volume Measurement

Note

Only support measuring mesh models (.stl).

1. In the Gauges toolbar, click Volume Measurement to open the corresponding window.

2. Click to select the model in the 3D scene, click Confirm and the label will be displayed in the 3D scene, and the volume object will be displayed in the gauges module in the left-side tree view.

Note

Please select a watertight model for measurement, or it will prompt that " Calculation failed".