Area

The Area tool determines the cross-sectional area within a region.

Areas are positive in regions where the profile is above the X axis. In contrast, areas are negative in regions where the profile is below the X axis.

For information on adding, managing, and removing tools and measurements, as well as detailed descriptions of settings common to most tools, see Tools Panel.

Measurements, Features, and Settings

Measurements
Measurement	Illustration
Area Measures the cross-sectional area within a region that is above or below a fitted baseline.
Centroid X Determines the X position of the centroid of the area.
Centroid Z Determines the Z position of the centroid of the area.

Features
Type	Description
Center Point	The center point of the area.

For more information on geometric features, see Geometric Features.

Parameters
Parameter	Description
Source	The sensor, or combination of sensors, that provides data for the tool's measurements. For more information, see Source.
Stream	The data that the tool will apply measurements to. This setting is only displayed when data from another tool is available as input for this tool.
Type	Object area type is for convex shapes above the baseline. Regions below the baseline are ignored. Clearance area type is for concave shapes below the baseline. Regions above the baseline are ignored.
Baseline	Baseline is the fit line that represents the line above which (Object clearance type) or below which (Clearance area type) the cross-sectional area is measured. When this parameter is set to Line, you must define a line in the Line parameter. See Fit Lines for more information on fit lines. When this parameter is set to X-Axis, the baseline is set to z = 0.
Region	The region to which the tool's measurements will apply. For more information, see Regions.
Line	When Baseline (see above) is set to Line, set this to one of the following: 1 Region or 2 Regions: Lets you set one or two regions whose data the tool will use to fit a line. All Data: The tool uses all of the data in the active area. For more information on regions, see Regions). For more information on fit lines, see Fit Lines.
Filters	The filters that are applied to measurement values before they are output. For more information, see Filters.
Decision	The Max and Min settings define the range that determines whether the measurement tool sends a pass or fail decision to the output. For more information, see Decisions.

Anchoring
Anchor	Description
X or Z	Lets you choose the X or Z measurement of another tool to use as a positional anchor for this tool.

A measurement must be enabled in the other tool for it to be available as an anchor. The anchor measurement should also be properly configured before using it as an anchor.

For more information on anchoring, see Measurement Anchoring.