The inquiry and calculation commands provide information about objects in your drawing and perform useful calculations.
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Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations
You can retrieve information about the relation between two specified points: for example, the distance between them or their angle in the XY plane.
Use Object Snaps with Measure Commands
With object snaps you can snap to precise locations when using the Distance, Area, and Locate Point commands. You can measure specific areas in your drawing.
View Custom and Proxy Objects
Custom objects provide additional capabilities to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD-based products. When the application that created the custom object is not available, a proxy object is substituted in its place.