For this model,
we want to add some markers
to indicate the volume of water contained
in the bottle.
We want to ensure these level
markers are accurate,
so we will need to check the volume
contained at each level.
First,
we will add a reference plane
to cut the model at our desired level.
This can be accessed under features,
then Reference geometry
or by selecting a plane.
In this case, the top plane
and holding the control key were left
click dragging as a shortcut.
We will loosely position the plane
and then stop dragging the mouse.
We can now enter an offset value of 100mm
to start with.
We can always come back later
to adjust this.
The plane can be renamed to fill level.
Now that we have a reference plane
which is sectioning the model,
we can access the intersect tool.
To do this, search for the command
in the top right search bar.
Press the S key to access the shortcut
toolbar and search from within that
within the intersect tool.
We will select the plane
and the two separate solid body
components for the bottle,
the window and the main body.
Since they would be molded separately.
Choosing the create both option
and clicking intersect
will result in the command generating
a series of intersecting bodies.
We are only interested in the body
representing the water for now.
Select just this region
and then select Invert Selection
to choose
only the volume of liquid to keep.
Once we've finished testing, we can come
back to include the solid bottle bodies.
Now we are left with just the internal
volume captured by a reference plane.
To find the exact volume of this,
go to the evaluate tab
and then select Mass Properties.
Here we can see that
the volume of this region is 725ml.
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To finish, we
want to add a mark line
to represent one liter of liquid volume.
Due to our design choices,
we can simply go to the feature tree
and edit the offset value of our plane
until the resulting body
volume is one liter.
This may take some trial and error,
but after a few iterations
we reach a suitable value of 134.4mm.
We can then use this information
to add a decal or
emboss to show
where the one liter fill line lies.
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