Distance Question

[[Da...]]

Hello, hopefully this is a simple question. 

I want the distance between the inner edges of the slots. When I use caliper distance, it only gives me the option of center to center. 

I think I can do a result element with a formula to take the center to center distance and subtract half of each slot length, but is there a simpler way?

[[Ky...]]

Honestly the easiest method would probably be make the relevant circles and then recall the data in that relevant area into them and use caliper distance on those. The other "simpler" way would be to use this caliper distance than use a result element to subtract out half of the length from both cylinders, like how we used to do it before the caliper distance characteristic.

 

There are a couple other methods I can think of, but they would be a bit more involved than either of those solutions and would give pretty close to the same result regardless.

[[Da...]]

You could also create a theoretical line and intersection point between the rad and the line and check the distance. 

[[Pa...]]

Yes, I'd go back in and probe those circles in addition to the slot.  Caliper distance between those two circles will give you what you need.

I suspect caliper distance between those two slots is not "seeing" circles at the ends.

[[Ze...]]

Another option is to extract the maximum and minimum points from the slots in the measured axis and report that distance. 

[[Ri...]]

As long as you don't have a bunch of these slot distance measurements, I'd probably just take this approach as it removes the uncertainty of having to measure small arc circles. The below suggestion is if you are working in the X/Y Plane, the Slots are aligned parallel to the X axis, and they are symmetrically disposed around the Base Alignment, please adjust the appropriate axis as needed.

1.  Measure both as slots with the Slot Feature. 
2. Create a Theoretical Circle with the following formulas:
   1. X value of the left Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot1").x+(getActual("Slot1").width/2)
   2. Y value of the left Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot1").y
   3. Z value of the left Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot1").z
   4. Diameter value of the left Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot1").width
   5. X value of the right Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot2").x+(getActual("Slot2").width/2)
   6. Y value of the right Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot2").y
   7. Z value of the right Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot2").z
   8. Diameter value of the right Circle uses the following formula: 
      1. getActual("Slot2").width
   9. Perform either a Caliper or Polar Caliper Distance from the two Theoretical Circles with the Minimum Distance set.