The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIt's much easier to just pay attentionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1447
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minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoengineers use d²π/4 as you can’t measure the radius of a pipe or a similar 3d solid object only diameter.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoor engineers are not smart enough to calculate r=d/2 first
minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoWhy would i calculate r? I need only the area. See? Why would I waste my time for an extra calculation.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 month agoJust 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.
minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoLife is too short to waste for such things.
minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoYou just imported a point cloud, so you can’t snap to the centerline, you can only measure the diameter.
minus-squarepixelscript@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThis actually explains some of the formulas in research papers I’ve read.
engineers use d²π/4 as you can’t measure the radius of a pipe or a similar 3d solid object only diameter.
or engineers are not smart enough to calculate r=d/2 first
Why would i calculate r? I need only the area. See? Why would I waste my time for an extra calculation.
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.
Life is too short to waste for such things.
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You just imported a point cloud, so you can’t snap to the centerline, you can only measure the diameter.
This actually explains some of the formulas in research papers I’ve read.