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Nmeasuring a bounding box ([points]) – Konica Minolta Polygon Editing Tool User Manual

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Parameters Returned When Measuring a Bounding Box ([Points])

Dist.

Length of the diagonal across the bounding box. (Yellow line in an element view window.)

dx

Length of bounding box in the x direction. (Red arrow in an element view window.)

dy

Length of bounding box in the y direction. (Green arrow in an element view window.)

dz

Length of bounding box in the z direction. (Blue arrow in an element view window.)

Point 1

Coordinate at one end of diagonal crossing the box. (White point in an element view window.)

Point 2

Coordinates at the other end of diagonal crossing the box. (White point in an element view win-
dow.)

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Measuring a Bounding Box ([Points])

Use the following procedure to measure the dimensions of the bounding box fitted to specified points on
the selected element.

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A “bounding box” is the rectangular box formed with the shortest boundary lines bounding the selected points.

Operating Procedure

1

Check on the [Points] of the [Distance]

category.

2

Select the points on the element by us-

ing the Select menu.

Ref.

For details of Select commands, refer to page 157 to

166.

3

Click the Right mouse button.

The bounding box that covers the selected
points is calculated, and the culculated results
will be displayed in the upper-right window
of the [Tool – Measure] dialog box, and the
bounding box fitted to the specified points
will be displayed in an element view window.

Tool – Measure