Analyze

What a piece weighs, how thick its walls are and whether it is sound enough to cast — the questions you ask before sending anything out.

Five groups, left to right.

Weight

• WeightWhat the piece weighs in the metal you pick.
• Weight by SelectionThe same for what you select.
• Weight by AreaWeight worked out from surface area and a thickness.

Direction

• Show DirectionDisplays which way normals point.
• Flip DirectionTurns them the other way.

Measurement

• Evaluate PointThe coordinates of a point you pick.
• LengthThe length of a curve.
• DistanceBetween two points.
• AngleBetween two lines.
• DiameterOf a circle or arc.
• RadiusOf a circle or arc.
• DeviationHow far two curves drift apart.
• Closest PointsWhere two objects come nearest.

Thickness

• ThicknessWall thickness where you point.
• Global ThicknessA thickness map of the whole piece, so thin walls surface on their own.

Checks

• Balancer CheckerWhether the piece sits balanced — a ring that will not tip on the finger.
• Area CentroidThe centroid of the selected area.
• Show EdgesReveals naked and non-manifold edges.
• Check ObjectsRhino's validity report on the object.
• Sel Bad ObjectsSelects everything that fails that check.