CFD-VisCART has a simple and easy -to-use tool for measuring the distance between two points in a geometry. This tool can be found under the Geom tab.

Figure 1.  Distance measuring Tool

To measure the distance between two points:

1. Click on the Show Points icon on the ToolBar: The geometry nodes appear as pink colored square dots.

   

   Figure 2.  Activate points (nodes) on the geometry

2. Ctrl-Select two points: The selected points turn blue and the Measure button becomes active.

   

   Figure 3.  Ctrl-Select two points

3. Click on the Measure button to get the distance between the two points, as well as the resolved distances in X, Y and Z directions (dx, dy, dz).

   

   Figure 4.  Measured distance between the two points

4. To measure the distance between another set of two points, click on the background in the graphics area (to deselect the current points) and repeat steps 2-3.

If you have any questions about this tip or would like us to discuss other topics in the future, please let us know.

Regards,
Santosh Kini
ESI CFD Support Team