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Calculating Surface Area

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CAD drafting Calculating Surface Area 6   Command line: PC_SQUARE

 

The command is designed to define the area of a surface patch. The objects for calculation are Submesh or Polyface mesh.

 

The command parameters are set in the Properties bar.

CAD software Calculating Surface Area 7

Parameters:

Specify closed contour

onScreen – after applying the parameters, it will be required to specify the contour nodes with the cursor.

Selection – the contour for calculation is selected using a closed polyline.

Profile – it is necessary to specify the nodes in the drawing with the cursor, with the possibility to extend the trimming profile to the mesh edges (Extend_in_both_directions option) or close it (Close option).

Save result as

None – the result will be displayed in the command line.

Submesh –a Submesh object will be created during the execution of the command.

Polyfacemesh – a Polyfacemesh object will be created during the execution of the command.

Project profile on

WCS – the polyline will be projected onto the XY plane of the world coordinate system.

UCS – the polyline will be projected onto the XY plane of the user coordinate system.

Viewport – the polyline will be projected onto the viewport plane.

Command prompts:

Apply changes? <Yes> or [Yes/No/Save/saveDefault] <Yes>:

Yes – the command will be performed taking into account changes in the settings made by the user in the current session of the command work.

No – the command will be performed with the settings displayed immediately after running the command.

Save – saving settings to a document.

saveDefault – saving settings to the registry.

Specify closed contour

Specify a surface patch in a drawing.

It is the most convenient to specify contour in visual styles with filling.

To end, press Enter.

The result will be displayed in the command line. The total area, area in the projection to XY plane, area in the projection to XZ plane, area in the projection to YZ plane will be calculated. The values of areas are given in the drawing units.

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