Measure Distance Custom feature, how to see the result?

owen_sparks

Hi guys.  I think I'm being daft...

Just been playing with the new featurescript "Measure Distance" tool. 

This does what it says and then puts the result in a variable.  All good so far, but how do I see the current value of the variable?

I know the value is being loaded into the variable as I can use the variable to define a sketch entity dimension and then use the dimension tool to display the result.  So it works fine, but how can I see the result?

Cheers,

Owen S

ilya_baran

In the future, we'd like to make it easier to inspect variable values.
Today, a "hacky" solution is to make another variable after "Measure Distance" and assign the measure distance result to the new variable, which will cause the value to be shown in the feature list.  Alternatively, you can copy the "Measure Distance" source code and add a println(distanceResult.distance); before the setVariable call -- then the value will appear in the FeatureScript console (but in meters).

kevin_o_toole_1

Good point.

Here's a copy of the measure distance feature that puts the measured distance as part of the feature name:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576bf68ee4b0e983870b4e6a/v/e3531e961c54cf241a4c8536/e/fc4c7df535b51f797d6951ae

ilya_baran

In the future, we'd like to make it easier to inspect variable values.
Today, a "hacky" solution is to make another variable after "Measure Distance" and assign the measure distance result to the new variable, which will cause the value to be shown in the feature list.  Alternatively, you can copy the "Measure Distance" source code and add a println(distanceResult.distance); before the setVariable call -- then the value will appear in the FeatureScript console (but in meters).

owen_sparks

Hi Ilya, Thanks for the advice.

Also I'd like to say thanks for your 3D spline tool.  That has allowed me to start modeling cables and is a great addition to the tool set.

Regards,

Owen S.

kevin_o_toole_1

Good point.

Here's a copy of the measure distance feature that puts the measured distance as part of the feature name:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576bf68ee4b0e983870b4e6a/v/e3531e961c54cf241a4c8536/e/fc4c7df535b51f797d6951ae

owen_sparks

kevin_o_toole_1 said:

Good point.

Here's a copy of the measure distance feature that puts the measured distance as part of the feature name:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/576bf68ee4b0e983870b4e6a/v/e3531e961c54cf241a4c8536/e/fc4c7df535b51f797d6951ae

Perfect, thanks Kevin.

I'm beginning to think this Onshape thingymabob might be quite good...

Thanks guys couldn't ask for more.

Cheers,

Owen S.

florian

I just made the pretty useful "debug" line a bit nicer: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/58c1a0932ba3c10fd8da37dd/ now its jut a line connecting start and finish. No huge arrows.