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Measure the area of closed curves in Siemens NX

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k0330

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Dec 14, 2023
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Hello all,

I tried to measure the area of a closed composite curve, which is composed of 3 curves in Siemens NX.
However the system told me error, when I tried each time...

Does anyone know how to solve the problem?
Or is there a better way to measure the area of a closed composite curve in Siemens NX?
(I couldn't find proper resources in Google...)

Thanks for a reply in advance!

Best regards,
Ray
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I suspect the curves do not intersect.

"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles gut geht !"
General Paulus, Nov 1942, outside Stalingrad after the launch of Operation Uranus.
 
Hi,

Thanks for your reply!
The three curves don't intersect; otherwise I couldn't have made them composite.

I tried a intersect version, but still in vain...
Should the curves be intersect for the function "area from curves"?

Best regards,
Ray
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what I meant was the curves don't close (to create an area within them).

Possibly one curve is a composite of other curves, and maybe this is a problem. Then divide your area into pieces so that each side is a single curve.

"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles gut geht !"
General Paulus, Nov 1942, outside Stalingrad after the launch of Operation Uranus.
 
Hello all,

Thanks for the hint. After removing the composite feature, I could finally create a face with the three individual curves.
The problem now is, the recorded journal doesn't record its area from measure.

If I want to get the green area, is there a better way than the method above?
Another solution I came up with is extruding->measure area ->delete extrusion, which is obviously not better...

Best regards,
Ray
 
don't really understand "recorded journal" ? You're using Siemens NX, so something like FeMap. In FeMap under Tools there is Measure which includes Surface Area. If you've created a bounded surface there there are several ways to measure it, Properties and the like.

"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles gut geht !"
General Paulus, Nov 1942, outside Stalingrad after the launch of Operation Uranus.
 
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