Measure the distance between two points

Select Create > Measure Tools > Distance Tool.
Click two points on the an orthographic grid view or hold down V to activate vertex snapping and click on two polygonal vertices.
Maya creates two locators with a distance measurement. You can select and move the locators to edit the measurement.

Note: The default measurement unit is centimeters. You can set other units in the Working Units section of the Settings Preferences (Windows > Settings/Preferences > Settings).

If you snap a measurement locator to an object, the locator moves with the object.

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