Measuring
In this section, you will learn how to measure in the costing24 3D preview using a tutorial.
In the 3D preview, you can measure distances, angles, diameters and differences in order to determine the diameter of a shaft or the length of a part, for example. In models, you can mark the three object types face, edge and point. If two of these object types are marked, a result will be displayed. The result is influenced by the marked object types. This means that depending on the marked objects, a distance or angle is shown, for example.
Which dimensions can I determine in the 3D preview?
Depending on the combination of the two selected objects (point, distance, edge, surface), you can determine different measurements. The following tables show the various combinations and corresponding measurements.
Face on face, edge or point
| Plane surface | Cylindrical surface | Toroidal surface | Spherical surface | Conical surface | Free-form surface | Unknown surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point | distance | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point if not on the face | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point if not on the face | ||||
| Corner | distance | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face | ||||
| Straight edge | |||||||
| Circular edge | |||||||
| Elliptical edge | |||||||
| Free-form edge | |||||||
| Unknown edge | |||||||
| Plane surface | distance or angle | distance | maximum distance | maximum distance | distance | ||
| Cylindrical surface | distance | distance | distance | ||||
| Toroidal surface | maximum distance | ||||||
| Spherical surface | maximum distance | ||||||
| Conical surface | distance | distance | distance | ||||
| Free-form surface | |||||||
| Unknown surface |
Edge on face, edge or point
| straight edge | circular edge | elliptical edge | free-form edge | unknown edge | plane surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz | distance | |||
| Corner | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz | distance | |||
| Straight edge | distance, or distance and angle, or angle | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the line intersects the circle | ||||
| Circular edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the line intersects the circle | distance or distance between axes or distance to the center axis | ||||
| Elliptical edge | ||||||
| Free-form edge | ||||||
| Unknown edge | ||||||
| Plane surface | ||||||
| Cylindrical surface | ||||||
| Toroidal surface | ||||||
| Spherical surface | ||||||
| Conical surface | ||||||
| Free-form surface | ||||||
| Unknown surface |
Point on face, edge or point
| Point | Corner | |
|---|---|---|
| Point | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz |
| Corner | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz |
| Straight edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the edge |
| Circular edge | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz | distance and Δx, Δy, Δz |
| Elliptical edge | ||
| Free-form edge | ||
| Unknown edge | ||
| Plane surface | distance | distance |
| Cylindrical surface | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face |
| Toroidal surface | ||
| Spherical surface | ||
| Conical surface | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face | distance or Δx, Δy, Δz, if the point is not on the face |
| Free-form surface | ||
| Unknown surface |