Information - Angles

Information > 3-D angle

Using the functions of this menu, you can detect angles between arbitrary points, edges and planes of the drawing.

	Information, Angle 2 planes Detects an angle between two planes. Example (1) + (2) Edges for 1st plane, (3) + (4) Edges for 2nd plane, (5) Angle
	Information, Angle 2 edges Detects the value of an angle between two edges. Example (1) 1st edge, (2) 2nd edge, (3) Angle   Clicking opens a pull-down menu with the following functions: Information, Angle Edge to X-axis Detects an angle between an edge and the x-axis (the same for the y- and the z-axis). Example (1) Edge, (2) Angle (Edge to x-axis) Information, Angle Edge to Y-axis Information, Angle Edge to Z-axis Information, Angle about arbitrary axis Detects angles between two edges with respect to an arbitrary rotation axis. Identify the rotation axis and then determine the two legs. The function calculates the angle around which the plane determined by the rotation axis and the first leg needs to be rotated so that it lies in the plane determined by the rotation axis and the second leg.
	Information, Angle 3 points Detects an angle defined by three points. The first point determines the 1st leg, the second the vertex and the third point the 2nd leg. Example (1) 1st point, (2) 2nd point, (3) 3rd. point, (4) Angle
	Information, Angle Edge - Plane Detects an angle between an edge and a plane. Example (1) Edge (2) + (3) Edges for plane, (4) Angle
	Information, Aperture angle Detects the aperture angle of a cone.

 

The following output options are available for the calculated angle (example angle: 30°):

Positive angle	30°	Supplement angle	150°
Negative angle	-30°	Angle + 90 degrees	120°
Negative direction	-150°	Angle - 90 degrees	-60°

 

Please note:

For the identification of a plane the following options are available:

• Identification of 2 edges,
• Identification of 1 edge and specification of 1 point,
• Specification of 3 points,
• Definition of a surface. The plane will be determined by the normal vectors.

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