Measure command reference

Measure commands measure distance, angle, loop, or area.

Displays results in the measurement box.

Access
On the Tools tab, Measure panel, click Measure Distance, Measure Angle, Measure Loops, or Measure Area.

Or, right-click in the graphics window, click Measure, and then select the option.

In the measure box, drop-down list of options:

Reset
Clears 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
  • 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 Measure UCS drop-down list is available only if your active document contains a UCS. Origin option is listed first, followed with each UCS 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 and resets the sum to zero.
Display Accumulate
Displays the sum of all measurements you added to the accumulate.
Precision/All Decimals
Displays eight formatting values, and the option to display all decimals.