How do I find dimensions in sculpt mode.

[Anonymous]

I have made a box in sculpt mode and defined it's dimensions, but now that I have edited it pretty heavily, how do I find what the dimensions are now?  

Thanks!

[tomasz.kasperek]

HI, @Anonymous

In sculpt mode, you can go to menu INSPECT -> MEASURE and then you can check any dimensions.

Regards, 

[Anonymous]

HI, and thanks for the reply, but Inspect isn't very accurate  when using with the rounded profiles of a sculpted model.  See the attached pic.  I can measure from point to point, but I want the measurement of the thickest part of the model.  I don't get any points there to measure?  What am I doing wrong?  I know that this model is thicker than 1.225, but I need to know the exact thickness?

[mavigogun · Accepted solution]

"Thickness" is relative to perspective, right?   Your option, as I see it, is to place Construction Planes at bisecting the point you wish to examine- say, offset form the Origin Planes -Sketch onto the CP, Project Intersect the Body to be measured, create Lines normal to those Planes with Horizontal-Vertical Constraints, then Tangent Constrain those Lines to the the Projection.  

Alternatively, you could create a couple flanking Boxes, create Slider Joints, a Contact Set including the Boxes and Body to be measured, Move the Bodies into contact, then Measure the distance, Box-to-Box.   This method has the advantage of requiring only a gross plane to confront, rather than a cross section, by giving up an order of discrimination.

*sigh*    It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

I view 'thickness' or any other dimension as a physical property of something and a very important one to creating a part.  How thick is the tread on your tires?  Not thick enough and you die in a crash.  Pretty important.

As usual hoops and more hoops to jump through to get a very simple, basic, fundamental thing.  Dimensions.

They should call it Barnum and Bailiy's Fusion 360.