Perform all measure workflows using the Measure tool panel.
Measure Overview
In the Measure tool panel you can:
- Specify the dual units and precision values. When one or more User Coordinate Systems (UCS) is defined in a file, you can specify the UCS to use. Results update if you change the value.
- In an assembly file, choose a selection priority: Component, Part, or Edges and Faces (not available in Inventor LT).
- Toggle between Minimum Distance, Center to Center, and Maximum Distance, for the distance delta value.
- Copy one or all values in the Measure tool panel.
In the graphics window:
- The geometry you select to measure remains highlighted in the graphics window.
- The Measure selection set 1 and selection set 2 display different colors in the graphics window.
Note: You can change the color of the highlighted selections using Application Options
Colors tab by selecting a color scheme from the Color Scheme list.
Note: To restart measure selections, click anywhere in the graphics window.
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Information on each selection displays in the measure tool panel and in the graphics window. The Measure tool panel shows all possible values for your selections as well as the result from both selections. Clicking a value in the Measure tool panel displays the selection and the measurement in the graphics window.
To copy one or all values: Right-click a value and select Copy or Copy All from the context menu.
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Use Measure to Enter Values in Dialogs
In most dialog boxes, you can use the Measure command to enter values .
- In a dialog box, on the drop-down list for a box that requires a value (for example, Taper or Distance in the Extrude dialog box), click Measure.
- In the graphics window, click to select the geometry to measure..
The measurement displays.