Measures distance, angle, radius, and size of and between lines, points, surfaces, and planes in sketches, 3D models, assemblies, or drawings.
To open the Measure dialog box:
Click Measure 
(Tools toolbar) or .
When you select a vertex or sketch point, the x, y, and z coordinates are displayed.
When the Measure tool is not active, commonly-used measurements for selected entities appear in the status bar.
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Arc/Circle Measurements |
Select to specify the distance to display when arcs or circles are selected:
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 Center to Center
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 Minimum Distance
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 Maximum Distance
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 Custom Distance
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Units/Precision |
Select to specify custom measurement units and precision.
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Show XYZ Measurements |
Select to display dX, dY, and dZ measurements between selected entities in the graphics area. Clear to display only the minimum distance between selected entities.
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Point-to-Point |
Enables point-to-point mode to measure the distance between any two points on the model. |
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XYZ Relative To |
Select a coordinate system:
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 Part Origin
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 Coordinate System instance
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User-defined coordinate system.
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This option is available only when the current document has more than one coordinate system available. |
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Projected On |
Display the distance between selected entities as projected on one of the following:
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 None
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Projection and Normal are not calculated.
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 Screen
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 Select Face/Plane
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The software calculates the projected distance (on the plane you select), and the normal distance (normal to the plane you select). Projection and Normal appear in the Measure dialog box.
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In Detached drawings, if the model is not loaded, all measurements are reported as 2D projected data.
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Measurement History |
Opens the Measurement History dialog box, where you can view all measurements made during the current session of SolidWorks. |
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Create Sensor |
Opens the Sensor PropertyManager, where you can set the software to alert you if the measurement value changes. |
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Toggles the visibility of the measurement display. |