• @[email protected]
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    1311 days ago

    engineers use d²π/4 as you can’t measure the radius of a pipe or a similar 3d solid object only diameter.

    • stebo
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      1811 days ago

      or engineers are not smart enough to calculate r=d/2 first

      • @[email protected]
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        911 days ago

        Why would i calculate r? I need only the area. See? Why would I waste my time for an extra calculation.

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          10 days ago

          Just do it in your head? The diameter is 5.62, so the area is π*2.81², which is more efficient to type in your calculator than π*5.62²/4. You’re the one wasting time.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 days ago

        You just imported a point cloud, so you can’t snap to the centerline, you can only measure the diameter.