NX How to get the area of curves on a drafting drawing

2019-05-15T17:12:10Z
NX for Design

Summary


Details

How to get the area of closed curves on a drawing.



Solution

 1. In the Drafting application, 
 select 'Analysis-->Advanced Mass Properties-->Area Using Curves'. 
2. Select the 'Boundary (Temporary)' button. 
3. Select the curves. 
4. OK the 2D Analysis dialog. 
5. Set the desired tolerance. OK. 
6. Select the 'Perimeter/Area' button to display the information.


NOTE: If the curves are not selectable, Expand the view first before beginning 
the 'Area Using Curves' command. 
1. Hover the cursor over the view boundary, 'MouseButton3-->Expand'. 
2. Perform the above steps. 
3. To turn the Expanded view back off, 
 Hover the cursor over the view boundary, 'MouseButton3-->Expand'.



Notes and References


Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: DRAFTING
Version: V8.5
Function: 2D_LAYOUT

Ref: 001-7314131

KB Article ID# PL8010483

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Drafting