Copy Face Info
Copy face info copies a short line of text about a face (the part name, the face size and the area) to your clipboard. Use it when you want to paste a face's size into an email, a quote or a work order.
Step by Step
- Open a 3D model.
- Right-click the face you want. It lights up and the menu opens with the part name and the face size at the top.
- Point to More at the bottom of the menu, then click Copy face info.
- A message shows what was copied, starting with "Copied:".
- Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on a Mac).
What Gets Copied
One line of plain text in this shape:
Part name face: width x height, area value
- Part name: the name of the part you right-clicked.
- Width x height: the size of the flat face, measured in its own plane. It is left out when the face is not flat, and then only the area is copied.
- Area: the face area, holes left out, in the units you display in.
The numbers follow your display units and decimal places. Change them in the Display group on the Measure tab. See Units, Decimals, and Text Size.
Good to Know
- It is free on every plan. You do not need to sign in.
- Nothing is changed on the model and nothing is kept as a mark. To keep the area on screen, use Measure this face from the same menu. See Right-Click Menus.
- The menu does not open on a flat DXF drawing, only on 3D models.
- The item shows only when the viewer could work out the face's plane.
Tips
- Right-click a different face to copy a different line. Each click copies one face.
- Need the exact area as a kept measurement? Use Face Area.
If Something Goes Wrong
- "Copy failed in this browser." The browser refused to put text on the clipboard. Try again after clicking inside the page, or allow clipboard access for this site.
- The menu does not open. Click without moving the mouse. On a touch screen there is no right button.
- There is no Copy face info in the menu. It is under More. If it is not there either, right-click the face again, or a nearby face of the same part.