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Is it possible to measure linear distance between origin point (and/or datum axis) and face of a solid body?
If not, what "workarounds" would you suggest to get required info easily.
For now I go into the sketch used to create said body to get the what I need
but it seems cumbersome

bambuko wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:12 am Is it possible to measure linear distance between origin point (and/or datum axis) and face of a solid body?

Yes.
If in PartDesign: make sure body is active, add datum vertex to body origin then use Part > linear measure.

BTW you can add the Part Measure tools to the PartDesign toolbars which an be quite handy.
Tools > Customize > Toolbars

ppemawm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:28 pm ...If in PartDesign: make sure body is active, add datum vertex to body origin...

thank you -this works OK.
Shame that one cannot pick datum directly,
because adding vertex means I will have to delete it after using it to measure
but still far more convenient than what I was doing...

ppemawm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:28 pm...
BTW you can add the Part Measure tools to the PartDesign toolbars which an be quite handy.
Tools > Customize > Toolbars

That's most useful (and exactly what I was searching for)
I have asked here (don't know how to link to specific post rather than the whole thread, sorry ):
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 6&start=10

and was pointed to Manipulator workbench, but your suggestion is much more to my liking

bambuko wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:18 pm
and was pointed to Manipulator workbench, but your suggestion is much more to my liking

Manipulator WB provides a tool that stays around in all workbenches (Caliper), and show up in the feature tree.

drmacro wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:45 pm ...tool that stays around in all workbenches (Caliper), and show up in the feature tree.

I am still exploring Manipulator.
My main (and only one, so far) problem with it, is the amount of screen space it takes, if you dock it to the side of the screen for example.
plus it creates entities visible in the tree, that need to be deleted when not needed (I want only temporary measurement while working on something to be discarded when I am finished).
I know you can minimise the tools on the screen
So far now Manipulator is there, to be opened and used when needed...

Measure toolbar added to Part Design takes care of most of my measuring needs without taking too much screen space.

Of course it is entirely possible (and not unheard of) for me to be wrong again

bambuko wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:58 pm ...
Of course it is entirely possible (and not unheard of) for me to be wrong again

Nothing wrong.

I am rarely using only one monitor, so never dock it.

In fact, I occasionally un-dock the report view and the python console, even sometimes the combo view.

drmacro wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:03 pm ...I am rarely using only one monitor, so never dock it.
In fact, I occasionally un-dock the report view and the python console, even sometimes the combo view.

and... how does this work?
( I mean all this undocking on two monitors)
I have one monitor, admittedly reasonably large, and no space for more

Hi

bambuko wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:12 am Is it possible to measure linear distance between origin point (and/or datum axis) and face of a solid body?

measure linear origin point = 0,0,0 ?

face of a solid = center face, bounbox center object ?

i have Macro_Delta_xyz I can add an option

mario

mario52 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:24 pm ... measure linear origin point = 0,0,0 ? ...

Yes

mario52 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:24 pm ...face of a solid = center face, bounbox center object ?...

what I had in mind was the plane of selected face and normal distance of it to origin

mario52 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:24 pm ...i have Macro_Delta_xyz ...

downloaded and tried to have a go at it,
not doing very well so far - no doubt it is just me
for example I have tried an edge (first part) and a plane(second part)
which I know both are 22.5 fromZ origin and the edge is 34.2 fromX origin
Z seem to be making sense, but X is a bit more troubling

mario52 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:24 pm ...I can add an option
mario

If it carries on like this, I will soon be running mario52 special FreeCAD
it would be useful (at least for me, the way I work...)
thank you in anticipation

bambuko wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:18 pm I have asked here (don't know how to link to specific post rather than the whole thread, sorry ):

Every post has a heading that is a copy of the topic title, just click on that and you go to that post within the topic, that is it will move to the top of your current view of the page, then just copy past the URL from your web browser.