HEIDENHAIN IK 5294 - Manual (Page 153)

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Distance constructed from a line and a slot
Select the desired line and slot features, click Measure Distance and then
click OK. The new distance feature will be constructed from the center of the
slot perpendicular to the line and will be shown in the Features template, Part
View window and Results window.
Distances constructed from a line and an arc
Select the desired line and arc features, click Measure Distance and then click
OK. The new distance feature will be constructed from the center of the arc
perpendicular to the line and will be shown in the Features template, Part
View window and Results window. Right-click the Results window to select
an alternative feature type.
Distance constructed from two distances
A sum-of-distances distance feature can be constructed from two distance
features. Select the desired distance features, click Measure Distance and
then click OK. The new distance feature will be constructed as the vector sum
of the parent distances and will be shown in the Features template, Part View
window and Results window.
Right-click the Results
window to display
alternative features
Nearest to line distance Farthest to line distance Distance between features
Constructing Features
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