Analysing an iges file

[Julian M]

Originally Posted by Matt Berube Simple measurements could be made on the flat areas by using analyze distance, select "endpoint" selection mode then click the first surface. select endpoind selection mode again and click the second surface then look at the appropriate delta distance (eg. X, Y, or Z). Using this method I can easily measure the deepest dimension inside the part at 60mm. For more difficult surfaces that are curved or on some plane other than the system axes you will want to use a method more inline with what Cadcam was suggesting with projecting points...

Hi Matt thanks for this it worked a treat.

[Matt Berube]

[Bear]

Little Xplanation & a lot of dollars = MasCam .

Bear

( a MasCam. understudy )

[cadcam]

There is also Creat Curve Slice to. I had forgotton till I was showing a customer another way to get a lathe profile form a solid.