Objective
Create rulers to check measurements of particular parts of 2D Patterns/Internal Shapes/Graphics.
Location
Main Menu ▶ 2D Pattern ▶ Pattern Measure ▶ Point of Measure
2D Toolbar ▶ Point of Measure
Operation
- Select the tool/menu indicated above.
- Left-click on a pattern or internal line to start creating a ruler.
3. Double click the endpoint or hit Enter to complete creating the ruler.
→ A single POM is created and added to Object Browser ▶ POM Tab.
3. Double click the endpoint or hit Enter to complete creating the ruler.
→ A group POM is created and added to Object Browser ▶ POM Tab as a single measurement.
→ The length of the line linking two Patterns (one that is not placed within Patterns) is not included in the measurement.
📝 Note:
- Hold down the Shift key to display vertical, horizontal, and 45º guidelines based on the clicked point.
- To cancel while creating POM, press down the backspace key, ESC or Ctrl+Z (Windows)/Cmd+Z (Mac) keys on the keyboard.
- While creating POM, right-click to enter Distance Moved.
- Check 3D Length in the Property Editor after creating POM.
- Pattern Outlines and Internal Lines can be traced as POM.
- If there is grading information in the pattern that created the tape measure, the length is displayed by grading size in the POM tab.
- When creating a POM, press the P key on the keyboard to switch between the mode for generating it along a segment line and the mode for generating it as a polygon.(ver 2024.1)
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