UTILITY MEASURE

  

Measures distances between two points/nodes and measures angles defined by three points/nodes. Measures line lengths or alternatively displays the length and name of the shortest line.

FEMGEN Command.            

UTILITY MEASURE Mode Name1 [Name2] [Name3]

namen = name of an existing point, node or line. The graphics cursor may be used to pick the item required. Three items are required only when angles are being measured. Two items are required only when distances are being measured.

Mode Comments

DISTANCE This is used to measure the distance between two points/nodes. The resultant distance is shown in the dialogue area. The three global components of the distance are also shown.

ANGLE This is used to measure the angle between an imaginary line from Name1 to Name2 and another from Name1 to Name3. The angle given will always be between 0 and 180 degrees.

LENGTH This is used to measure the length of a line. The length is taken along the trajectory of the line. Alternatively the keyword MINIMUM may be used to obtain the length and name of the shortest line in the current model.

The selected points, nodes and lines will be tabulated and labelled on the screen. The coordinates in the current axis system of points and nodes will also be tabulated.

FEMVIEW Command        

UTILITY MEASURE Mode Node1 Node2 [Node3]

noden = name of a node. The graphics cursor may be used to pick the item required. The third node is only required when an angle is being measured.

Mode Comments

DISTANCE This is used to measure the distance between two nodes. The resultant distance is shown in the dialogue area. The three global components of the distance are also shown.

ANGLE This is used to measure the angle between an imaginary line from Node1 to Node2 and another from Node1 to Node3. The angle given will always be between 0 and 180 degrees.

The selected nodes and their coordinates will be tabulated and the nodes labelled on the screen.