Obtaining Channel Width from Radial Positions

[[Ni...]]

Hi gang,

I need to calculate channel widths at different radial areas. There is a cylinder I can measure in the middle that can act as a secondary part alignment. I figure I need to make theoretical lines or planes at different deg positions and take the radial difference of the intersection of the channel walls and the theo line/plane. I can work with a CAD model so it should be easier. See the below image for a rough sketch. The only thing is I don't know how to do that in Calypso. Can anyone direct me to a guide or spell it out for me how to execute this in Calypso? This seems like it should be very intuitive but I can't figure it out. 😕

Thanks in advance.

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I would use space points at the locations desired and use a simple point distance....Easiest way would be to
1) Create a single set of space points with no rotation
2) Create alignments at the angles you would like to check the distance
3) Copy the original 2 space points and change their alignment to the new rotated alignments while the "Keep position" box is checked
After all your points are probed you can do simple distance calculations for each set.

[[Ni...]]

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Thanks for the response Adam, but can you clarify what you mean by creating alignments at the angles I want to check on? What features would I set the alignment with?

[[Öz...]]

Hello Nima,

I try something for your description. You can check the steps (you can open the steps with internet explorer). Hope it will work for you.

width measurement.zip

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You would need to set your origin at the center of the radius....the rotational alignment isn't critical.