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In the work area,
select the bodies you want to analyse for thickness.
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From the Tools section of the action bar, click Thickness Analysis
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In the Thickness Analysis dialog box, click the following:
| Option | Description |
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| Input |
Specifies the items to analyse thickness. |
| Colors |
Specifies color settings for the thickness analysis. |
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Input displays the following options:
| Option | Description |
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| Bodies |
Specifies the bodies to perform the thickness analysis on. |
| Method |
Specifies the type of method for thickness analysis.
- Sphere: Defines the thickness of the body at a given
point. This gives the thickness value, as the diameter of the largest sphere
that can be included inside the part at this point.
- Ray: Define the thickness of the body at a given point,
of a ray that starts at the considered point, is oriented along the normal to
the solid boundary and that points inside the material.
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| Tolerance |
Specifies the accuracy for the thickness analysis of the part. |
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The Colors tab displays the following options.
The Autoscale is selected by default. The
Range is read-only and Display selected
is Smooth.
| Option | Description |
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| Number of Colors |
Specify the number of colors to display the range of thickness. |
| Display |
Displays the analysis in smooth and discrete values.
- Smooth: Displays interpolated thickness values.
- Discrete: Displays calculated thickness values.
Millimeter, Centimeter,
Meter, Kilometer,
Inch, Foot,
Yard, and Mile. |
| Autoscale |
Scales the range evenly between the minimum and maximum thicknesses of the
selected bodies. |
| Colors |
You can choose the colors for the selected range of thickness from the color
palette. To change the color, double-click the color to open the color palette.
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Click Run to start and display the analysis.
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Click
 to close the
displayed analysis and the Thickness Analysis dialog box.
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