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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Measure and Properties</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_logo.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/arrow.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_logo.gif" border="0"></p>
      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/rule2.gif" border="0">Row 9, Column 2<img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/rule2.gif" border="0"></p>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap921"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_ap_measure.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Measure</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">Measurement commands are in the <b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> menu.
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; 
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                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Distance</b></li>
                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Angle</b></li>
                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Arc Length</b></li>
                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Measure Faces</b> (Measure area and perimeter)
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                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Measure Bodies</b> (Measure volume and surface area)
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                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Minimum Radius</b></li>
                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Geometric Properties</b></li>
                     <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Deviation</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_8.html');return(false);">Measurements</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_9.html');return(false);">Area and Volume</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_10.html');return(false);">Analysis tools</a></p>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap922"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_ap_properties.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">Volume and mass properties commands are in the <b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> menu.
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Measure Bodies</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_9.html');return(false);">Area and Volume</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_10.html');return(false);">Analysis tools</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_25.html');return(false);">Assembly mass properties</a></p>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap923"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_ap_materials.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Materials</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">Set units for the <b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> menu commands using the <b class="uiTerm">Units</b> setting at the bottom of the menu
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Units</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To change density values for selected solid body:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Feature&rarr;</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Solid Density</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To assign material properties from a library of materials:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Tools</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Material Properties</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_9.html');return(false);">Area and Volume</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_10.html');return(false);">Analysis tools</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_25.html');return(false);">Assembly mass properties</a></p>
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         <dt><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap924"></a><p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_ap_interference.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_ap_facet_interference.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Interference</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Facet Interference</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
            <p class="para_defMeaning">To perform simple interference checks between any two bodies:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Simple Interference</b><p class="para_defMeaning">This command can optionally create an interference solid.</p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To perform simple interference checks between a selected set of assembly components:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/icon_check_clearances.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Assemblies</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Components</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Check Clearances</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">For the most complete assembly interference check between all assembly components:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Clearance</b></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/07qt_assemblies_23.html');return(false);">Interference</a></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">When you position objects you can select between absolute and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_36.html');return(false);">WCS</a> coordinates.
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/radio-on.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Absolute</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/radio-on.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">WCS</b></p>
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