Geometric Features

Most Surface tools, and many Profile tools, can output features that Feature tools can take as input to produce measurements. These features are called geometric features. Feature tools use these entities to produce measurements based on more complex geometry. (For more information on Feature tools, see Feature Measurement.)

The measurement tools can currently generate the following kinds of geometric features:

Points:  A 2D or 3D point. Can be used for point-to-point or point-to-line measurements.

Lines: A straight line that is infinitely long. Useful for locating the orientation of an enclosure or part, or to intersect with another line to form a reference point that can be consumed by a Feature tool.

Planes: A plane extracted from a surface. Can be used for point-to-plane distance or line-plane intersection measurements.

Circles: A circle extracted from a sphere.