I'm measuring the material thickness on a casting with curved surfaces. I have points at the same co-ordinates on opposite sides of the material and am having issues getting the correct readings. The vectors on the opposing points are opposite, not sure if this is correct. Since these are points not along a datum so measuring parallel or perp. to them is not an option. Thanks.
Do you use vector points or surface points ?
You can try to calculate the distance along the first vector and the second, and look at the difference :
ASSIGN/V1=DOT(PT1.XYZ-PT2.XYZ,PT1.IJK)
ASSIGN/V2=DOT(PT2.XYZ-PT1.XYZ,PT2.IJK)
If V1=V2 (or very close to V2), then you've got the thickness, if not... ???????
Do you use vector points or surface points ?
You can try to calculate the distance along the first vector and the second, and look at the difference :
ASSIGN/V1=DOT(PT1.XYZ-PT2.XYZ,PT1.IJK)
ASSIGN/V2=DOT(PT2.XYZ-PT1.XYZ,PT2.IJK)
If V1=V2 (or very close to V2), then you've got the thickness, if not... ???????
