To Measure Distance, Length, Angle, Loop, or Area in Models or Drawings

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.

The value field column can be resized. Pause the cursor to the left of the value and click-drag to resize the column

1. On the ribbon, click Tools tab Measure panel Measure . Or, click Measure on the marking menu.
2. In Inventor assemblies only, if desired, select a selection priority: Component, Part, or Edges and Faces.
3. Select the Advanced Settings drop-down arrow and set the dual units and precision values. If available, select the User Coordinate Systems (UCS) to use.
4. In the graphics window, click to select geometry to measure:
   • Length of an edge Click to select the edge.
   • Diameter of a cylindrical face or circle Select the face or edge.
   • Radius of a cylindrical face or arc Select a face or arc.
   • Position of a point from the origin Click to select the point. The position of the point relative to each axis of the active coordinate system displays.
   • Distance between points Click to select the first point, and then click to select the second point. When you select the second point, the position of the point from the origin and delta position relative to the first point displays.
   • Distance between any 2 of the following geometries: Lines/axis, arcs/circles, splines and any type of surfaces, sketch point/non-planar face Click to select the first geometry, and then click to select the second geometry.
   • Distance between two components in an assembly Select the first component, and then select the second component. A minimum distance value displays. The minimum distance between two components can be an edge, face, or vertex.
     Note: Changing the priority also changes the type of minimum distance measurement you can perform, such as minimum distance between components or parts. The command defaults to Select Faces and Edges priority. When you use Component Priority in an assembly, you can select only components as valid selections, not faces. Changing the selection priority after the first selection resets the command.
   • Arc length Select an arc.
   • Angle Use one of the following methods:
     • Select 2 lines, edges, or faces.
     • Select 2 points, and then hold down SHIFT and select the third point of the angle.
     • Select an arc or circle.
     • Select a line or axis and then select a planar faces.
   • Area and loop Select the contiguous, enclosed region to measure.
     Note: To include sketch loops in the Select Other list, select the Advanced Settings option Detect Sketch Loops. The default setting is ON.

     

To copy one or all values: Right-click a value and select Copy or Copy All from the context menu.

5. Click Done to close the panel or Restart to initiate a new measure sequence. You can also initiate a new sequence by clicking in a blank area of the canvas.

Note:
• Minimum Distance and Center to Center Distance display at the same time when at least one of the following types of geometry are selected:
  • Arc/Circle
  • Ellipse
  • Cylinder/Cone/Torus
  • Sphere
• Maximum Distance displays when 2 of the following types of geometry, on the same plane, are selected:
  • Vertex
  • Line
  • Arc
  • Circle