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Measuring Diameter?

Measuring Diameter?

Measuring Diameter?

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When measuring a the size of a hole on a part, how do I measure the diameter?  I see that you can measure the radius in the "Measure Distance" menu, but no option for diameter?  Is there another option besides measuring the radius and multiplying by 2?

Thanks in advance,
Chris

RE: Measuring Diameter?

We only provide the more general and unambiguous Radius option when doing a Measurement since they can be created as a Parameteric feature (measurement expression).  If you really don't want to double the Radius value to get a Diameter and you're not interested in having a parametric mesurement feature, just use Info -> Object and select the circular edge of the hole.  However, if you ARE interested in getting an associative measurement and you don't want to mess with setting a Diameter Expression equal to 2X the value of the Radius measurement, you could use a simple Point-to-Point measurement where you select opposing 'Quadrant' points.

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