Measuring the dimensions of a water bottle

As we learned from Chapter 6, calipers are a helpful tool for capturing the dimensions of real-world objects. In this section, we will capture the dimensions of a few water bottles of different sizes: a large pink metal bottle, a medium-sized red metal bottle, and a small plastic bottle. We will measure their dimensions and note them down so that we can bring those dimensions into Fusion and find a general size for the bottle holder. All these bottles maintain an almost constant diameter throughout their length, so we won’t have to worry about varying widths too much.

Figure 8.1 – Various-sized water bottles

Let’s look at typical water bottle sizes and get the dimensions for them. As you did before, grab your calipers and a measuring tape to capture the overall length and width. This time, I won’t go over each step but will show the dimensions that I measured. If you have a bottle,...