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Angle between two lines

User: "Altair Forum User"
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Updated by Altair Forum User

How to measure angle between two lines in Hypermesh?

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    User: "QuyNguyenDai"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by QuyNguyenDai

    Firstly, do you know how to measure on paper?

    User: "Sanjay Nainani_20973"
    New Altair Community Member
    Updated by Sanjay Nainani_20973

    Hello,

     

    In the 'Geom' page go to 'Distance' panel. Using the three nodes option select the three nodes of the two line between which you want to measure the angle. This will automatically give you the angle between the two lines.

     

    Please refer below image.

     

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    Thankyou

    User: "QuyNguyenDai"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by QuyNguyenDai

    Hello,

     

    In the 'Geom' page go to 'Distance' panel. Using the three nodes option select the three nodes of the two line between which you want to measure the angle. This will automatically give you the angle between the two lines.

     

    Please refer below image.

     

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    Thankyou

     

    Could you see the difference the angle forming from '3 nodes' and from '2 arbitrary lines'?

    When I say 'angle between 2 lines', I would like to speak about 2  arbitrary lines in space, not your special case where 2 lines forming from 3 nodes.

     

     

    User: "Sanjay Nainani_20973"
    New Altair Community Member
    Updated by Sanjay Nainani_20973

    Two arbitrary lines can mean anything. They can be in different planes or any other special case. In that situation the above solution is not possible. That requires a combination of HM as well as some hand calculations.

     

    The above shown method will only work when the two lines meet at a point.

     

    Please specify in what respect do you want to measure the angle.

     

    Thankyou

    User: "QuyNguyenDai"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by QuyNguyenDai

    Mathematically, just compute dot product of two vectors.