Measure command reference

On the Tools tab, Measure panel, use the Measure commands to measure distance, angle, loop, or area. Results are displayed in the measurement box.

Access:

On the Tools tab, Measure panel, select Measure Distance, Measure Angle, Measure Loops, or Measure Area. Or, right-click in the graphics window and select Measure, and then select the option.

From the measure box, click the arrow to list options.

Reset	Clears the measurement from the Measurement box so that you can make another measurement.
Measure Distance	Measures length of a line, length of an arc, distance between points, radius and diameter of a circle, distance between two components in an assembly (minimum distance), distance between two faces, or position of elements relative to the active coordinate system. Click the arrow on the left to change selection priority to Component, Part, or Edges and Faces.
Measure UCS drop-down list	The drop-down list is available only if your active document contains a UCS. Origin option is listed first in the drop-down list followed with list of UCSes in your active document. Shows measured distance from the origin of the part, or center point of the selected coordinate system.
Measure Angle	Measures the angle between two lines, edges, or points.
Measure Loop	Measures the length of closed loops defined by face boundaries, or other geometry.
Measure Area	Measures the area of contiguous, enclosed regions.
Add to Accumulate	Adds the measurement in the Measurement box to accumulate a total measurement.
Clear Accumulate	Clears all measurements from the accumulate, resetting the sum to zero.
Display Accumulate	Displays the sum of all measurements you have added to the accumulate.
Precision/ All Decimals	Displays eight formatting values and the option to display all decimals.