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Objective:

Calculate the surface area of a cross-section.

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Procedure:

1. Section the Implicit Body First, create the cross-section of your part.
  • Add a Section Body block.
    • In the Body input, insert the geometry you want to measure.
    • In the Plane input, define the sectioning plane. A Plane from Normal block is a common way to do this. You can use a list of Point inputs to create multiple planes.
2. Calculate the Surface Area Next, measure the area of the cross-section you just created.
  • Add a Surface Area block.
    • Insert the Section Body block from the previous step into the Body input.
The calculated area is now available in the block’s output.
  • You can see the calculated surface area value in the header of the Surface Area block’s information panel.
  • If you select a list of planes, open the block’s Properties panel to view a list of all the calculated surface area values.
. An image showing the properties panel of the Surface Area block. The block has been list processed using the list of Section Body profiles. The result is a list of surface areas for each of the section body profiles. And that’s it! You’ve successfully calculated the surface area of a cross-section in three simple steps. Are you still having issues? Reach out to the support team, and we’ll be happy to help!

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