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Measure distance/angle value to clipboard

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kukelyk

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Mar 21, 2005
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I think I can do this through Information window and manual selection.
I hope You have easier way..

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There probably is an easier way,
But can you explain better what you are trying to accomplish ?
 
Thanks for Your attention.
When positioning part for NC setup, I used to measure (minimum clearance) distance of WCS origin to solid body. The measurement is the value of the needed transition.

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..when repositioning part..

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The only 'easier way' would to write a simple program to do this for you since there's nothing built into NX to perform this task as described.

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