You
can measure the projected surface area of bodies, faces, and components. The selections
must be solid or surface bodies. In previous releases, you had to create a sketch and
use silhouette entities to calculate this value.
The projected surface area is useful in
designing molds for plastic parts. Combined with the pull direction, the projected
surface area helps you calculate the cost of the part and the machine tonnage.
To measure the
projected surface area of a model:
- Click Measure
(Tools toolbar) or .
- Select solid or surface bodies, faces, or components of the
model.
- In the dialog box, in Projected
On
, click Select Face/Plane, and select the planar face onto which to project
the bodies, faces, or components.The software projects a
silhouette of the selections onto the selected planar face and calculates the
projected area.
In the dialog box, Projected Area shows the value for the projected
surface area of the bodies, faces, and components.