Analyzing Using Deviations

You can calculate and display the deviation of objects from reference objects. A number of points are regularly distributed across the source (on patches and faces in the u and v direction) and projected onto the reference.

Before you begin: Open a 3D Shape.
  1. In the Analyze panel, click Activate Analysis and Deviation .
  2. Select elements and add them to the Source by clicking in the header of the Deviation section.
  3. Select other elements and add them to the Reference by clicking .
  4. Set the Projection direction of the points from the source to the reference.
  5. Increase the Density.
  6. Click Labels: Global to display all deviation values.
  7. Click Calculate .

    Tip: If you select exactly two objects and click , the analysis calculates with the first selected element as the source input and the second one as the reference.



    The Calculate icon turns to indicating that the analysis is active and automatically recomputed on the input objects.

  8. Select some source or reference elements and click .
    The elements are removed from the input source or reference geometry and the analysis is recomputed.
    Tip: Click the number in the header for Source or Reference to select all elements at once, for removing them from the source or reference geometry with for example.