About 3DCS Measure dialog:

On the Model Creation toolbar, select Measure.  Select the part in the Tree window in which you would like to Add, Modify, or Delete the Measure. A Measure List dialog, listing existing measures and different measurement types to create, will be displayed.

Users can also double-click on the Measures icon  from 3DCS Model tree.

Click the [OK] button or [Apply] button when finished. The [OK] button will save and close the measure, applying the customized parameters to the measure. [Apply] will keep the Measure dialog open. [Cancel] button exits the dialog without saving it and returns you to the Measure List dialog.

Create a Measurement:

Select the Measures icon and select a part. Select the Measure Type from the list and click on the [Add Analyst] button.  The Measurement dialog box is displayed. Add the Features or Points to measure, change the USL and LSL, if required.

Edit a Measurement:

Select the Measures icon on the Model Creation toolbar, all the existing measurements in the part will appear in the Measure list. Select a measure in the Measure List dialog and press the [Modify] button, or double-click on the measure in the list. You can also double-click on a measure to edit.

Delete a Measurement:

Select the Measures icon on the Model Creation toolbar. Select the measure in the Measure List dialog and press the [Delete] button.  Click OK in the confirmation dialog to delete the measurement.  To delete multiple measurements at the same time, simply select the measures by clicking on each measure, while holding the Ctrl key. Then press the [Delete] button.

Copy/Duplicate an Existing Measure:        

Select the measure to copy and press the [Copy] button. Users can also right-click on a measure and select either Copy/Paste or Quick Copy. Copy and Paste route will require the user to pick part to copy the measure to. Quick Copy will copy the selected measure under the measure in the tree. Quick Copy will also copy all set parameters from the original measure.

Move a measure from one part to another:

The user can move created measures from one part to another by using the Copy Data function.

Whenever the destination part is located at a different level or in another part, a warning will display to let the user know that the features used in the measure are not within the part.  

Reordering Measures in the Measure List Window:

•Select the Measures icon on the Model Creation toolbar and select a measure in the Measure List to be moved.  

•Select a number from the [Switch To] drop-down list.

•Select the index number from the drop-down which you would like the highlighted Measure moved to.

•The selected Measure will move to the place specified by the Switch To index.

Feature Groups:

Users can add Feature Groups to the Measure lists, to allow Measure to be stored in a customized list.

•While a Feature Group is active in the Measure list dialog, the next created measure will be created in the Feature Group.

•If any Feature Groups exist in the Measure list, only the selected Feature Group List will show the available Measure.