F5 3D Imaging System User Manual
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Figure 100: Plane on Axis of Cylinder
3
Click the Diameter of a circle on a plane
icon on the Measurement
toolbar.
4
Select the Choose a Circle by 3 Points
option on the Circle toolbar.
The cursor point now has a corresponding point, which is its projection onto
the snap plane.
NOTE
All points or lines defined while in Snap-to-Plane mode are based
on the cursor’s projected points and not on the actual position of
the cursor.
5
Double-click three points on the circle’s perimeter (for a cylinder, click the
cylinder’s walls, as the points are projected onto the snap plane). The circle is
visible with its measurement.
– OR –
Select a previously defined point(s) by double-clicking the point in the
Primitives pane.
6
Double-click repeatedly until the required points are selected. The
measurement is based on the last three selected points. Therefore, if a point
is mistakenly selected, double-click three more times to overwrite the
previous three points).
