\page measurements_page Measurements
-Mesh module provides possibility to perform different measurements
+Mesh module provides the possibility to perform different measurements
of the selected mesh data.
-All the measurement operations are available via \b Measurements
-top-level menu. An access to the measurements operations is
-implemented via single dialog box, where each operation is represented
+All measurement operations are available via \b Measurements
+top-level menu. Access to the measurements operations is
+implemented via a single dialog box, where each operation is represented
as a separate tab page.
\section min_distance_anchor Minimum Distance
-This operation allows measuring a distance between two objects.
+This operation allows measuring the distance between two objects.
Currently only node-to-node and node-to-origin operations are
-available, but this operation will be extended in future to support
+available, but this operation will be extended in the future to support
other mesh objects - elements, meshes, sub-meshes and groups.
To start <b>Minimum Distance</b> operation, select <b>Minimum Distance</b>
\image html min_distance.png
-In the dialog box choose the first target and second target mode by
-switching the corresponding radio buttons, then select the objects
-between which the distance is to be calculated (or enter directly IDs
+In the dialog box choose the first target and the second target mode by
+switching the corresponding radio buttons, then select the objects the distance
+between which is to be calculated (or input their IDs directly
in case of nodes/elements) and press \em Compute button.
The following types of targets are supported:
- \em Origin: origin of the global co-ordinate system.
The result will
-be shown in the bottom area of the dialog box. In addition, the simple
+be shown in the bottom area of the dialog box. In addition, a simple
preview will be shown in the 3D viewer.
\image html min_distance_preview.png
\image html bnd_box.png
-In the dialog box choose desired type of the object by switching the
-corresponding radio button, select the desired object(s) and press
-\em Compute button.
+In the dialog box choose the required type of the object by switching the
+corresponding radio button, select the object(s) and press \em Compute button.
The following types of input are available:
-- \em Objects: select one or more mesh, sub-mesh, group objects;
-- \em Nodes: select set of mesh nodes;
-- \em Elements: select set of mesh elements.
+- \em Objects: select one or several mesh, sub-mesh or group objects;
+- \em Nodes: select a set of mesh nodes;
+- \em Elements: select a set of mesh elements.
The result of calculation will be shown in the bottom area of the
-dialog box. In addition, the simple preview will be shown in the 3D
+dialog box. In addition, a simple preview will be shown in the 3D
viewer.
\image html bnd_box_preview.png
