other mesh objects - elements, meshes, sub-meshes and groups.
To start <b>Minimum Distance</b> operation, select <b>Minimum Distance</b>
-item from \b Measurements menu.
+tab in \b Measurements dialog.
\image html min_distance.png
-In the dialog box choose the first target and the second target mode by
+Choose the first and the second target 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.
+in case of nodes/elements) and press \b Compute button.
-The following types of targets are supported:
-- \em Node: single mesh node;
-- \em Element: single mesh element (not available in this version);
-- \em Object: mesh, sub-mesh or group object (not available in this
+The following targets are supported:
+- \b Node: single mesh node;
+- \b Element: single mesh element (not available in this version);
+- \b Object: mesh, sub-mesh or group object (not available in this
version);
-- \em Origin: origin of the global co-ordinate system.
+- \b Origin: origin of the global co-ordinate system.
-The result will
-be shown in the bottom area of the dialog box. In addition, a simple
+The result will be shown in the bottom area of the dialog. In addition, a simple
preview will be shown in the 3D viewer.
\image html min_distance_preview.png
\section bounding_box_anchor Bounding Box
-This operation allows to calculate the bounding box of the selected
+This operation allows calculating the bounding box of the selected
object(s).
To start <b>Bounding Box</b> operation, select <b>Bounding Box</b>
-item from \b Measurements menu.
+tab in \b Measurements dialog.
\image html bnd_box.png
-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.
+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 several mesh, sub-mesh or group objects;
-- \em Nodes: select a set of mesh nodes;
-- \em Elements: select a set of mesh elements.
+- \b Objects: one or several mesh, sub-mesh or group objects;
+- \b Nodes: a set of mesh nodes;
+- \b Elements: a set of mesh elements.
The result of calculation will be shown in the bottom area of the
-dialog box. In addition, a simple preview will be shown in the 3D
-viewer.
+dialog. In addition, a simple preview will be shown in the 3D viewer.
\image html bnd_box_preview.png
\section basic_properties_anchor Basic Properties
-This operation allows calculation of length, area or volume for the the selected
-object:
-- Length is calculated as a sum of length of all 1D elements;
-- Area id a sum of area of all 2D elements
-- Volume is a sum of volume of all 3D elements.
+This operation provides calculation of length, area or volume for the the selected object:
+- \b Length is calculated as a sum of lengths of all 1D elements;
+- \b Area is a sum of areas of all 2D elements
+- \b Volume is a sum of volumes of all 3D elements.
-To start one of <b>Basic Properties</b> calculations, select <b>Length</b>, <b>Area</b>
-or <b>Volume</b> item from <b>Measurements - Basic Properties</b> menu.
+To start a <b>Basic Properties</b> calculation, select <b>Length</b>, <b>Area</b> or <b>Volume</b> item.
\image html basic_props.png
-In the dialog box select the required type of calculation (length, area or volume), select
-the the object (mesh, sub-mesh or group) and press \em Compute button.
+In the dialog box select the required type of calculation (length, area or volume) and the object (mesh, sub-mesh or group) and press \b Compute button.
-The result of calculation will be shown in the bottom area of the
-dialog box.
+The result of calculation will be shown in the bottom area of the dialog.
\note
-- If mesh consists of 3D elements only, its "length" and "area" will be 0.
-- As calculation result is a sum of length, area and volume of all mesh elements,
- duplications are not taken into account; i.e. all duplicated elements
+- If the mesh consists of 3D elements only, its "length" and "area" will be 0.
+- As calculation result is a sum of lengths, areas and volumes of all mesh elements, the
+ duplication is not taken into account; i.e. all duplicated elements
(elements built on the same set of nodes) will be included into the result.
- Similarly, intersection of elements is not taken into account.
-<b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
+<b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of
\ref tui_measurements_page "Measurement operations".
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