Using the Quantification Section

The Quantification Section displays:

  • The Dimensions: Lengths of the longest Edges in different directions, for pure parallelepipeds these are the Height, Width and Length. For more complex shapes Pango extracts up to 12 primary Dimensions
  • The Area: total Area of the Mesh boundary surface (include top, sides, bottom etc. all Triangles). When the Area property is toggled on Pango can also calculate:
    • the Center of Surface: X, Y and Z coordinates of the Centroid of all Triangles.
  • The Area Up: total Area of Triangles facing mostly up. For a planar slab or slightly sloped floor (e.g. including drainage) this is the top finish area.
  • The Area Plan: the projected horizontal Area of the Mesh, equivalent to the shadow or footprint. For a planar slab this is equivalent to Area Up; for other complex shapes it is less
  • The Volume: total Volume of the Mesh solid. When the Volume property is toggled on Pango can also calculate:
    • the Center of Volume: X, Y and Z coordinates of the Center of Volume. When the Mesh is the full representation of an homogeneous object (same density at all points), this is the Center of Gravity  / CoG.


CoG WARNING

Construction elements are rarely homogeneous, be careful when assuming a Center of Volume is the Center of Gravity as it can shift considerably depending on the material composition of an object. For instance concrete elements have non-homogeneous reinforcement density (often favouring lower section) that can shift the CoG down).

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