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Measure Toolbar

 
Find distances between points, perimeter measurements and area information.
 
Measure Toolbar
 
1

Distance Tool

1. Distance Tool
 
Click between 2 points to calculate the distance between.
 
While selected or active information about this measurement is displayed in a box.
 
Notes:
  • Properties for the distance tool are set using the Distance Tool formatting toolbar (see example below).
  • The default scale is set to 1 = 1. To learn how to set the actual scale for this page see How to Add a Measurement to Scale
  • The size of the arrows are controlled by the line thickness property.
 
 
 
2

Perimeter Tool

2. Perimeter Tool
 
Draw lines onto objects to determine the length of the perimeter. This is basically a multi-line distance tool.
 
Use existing snap points and objects. Right-click and select "complete" to end the input at the desired location.
 
While active or selected the perimeter information will be displayed in a box. Hovering over a perimeter line will also display the perimeter distance.
 
 
Notes:
  • Properties for the Perimeter Tool are set using the Perimeter Tool formatting toolbar.
  • The default scale is set to 1 = 1. To learn how to set the actual scale for this page see How to Add a Measurement to Scale
  • The size of the arrows are controlled by the line thickness property.
 
3

Area Tool

3. Area Tool
 
Draw an area to find out the square footage (or whatever your units of measure are set to).
 
Use existing snap points and objects. Right-click and select "complete" to end the input at the desired location.
 
While active or selected the area information will be displayed in a box. Hovering over an area will also display the area distance.
 
 
Notes:
  • Properties for the Area Tool are set using the Area Tool formatting toolbar.
  • The default scale is set to 1 = 1. To learn how to set the actual scale for this page see How to Add a Measurement to Scale