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Measuring Entities

To measure entities, measure must be enabled, as shown in the status bar:
MeasureEnabled.gif Measure enabled
MeasureEnabledNot.gif Measure disabled

To enable measurement, publish or save the file from your CAD application with Okay to measure this eDrawings file selected.

To measure entities:

  1. Click Measure tool_Measure.gif or Tools > Measure.
  2. On the Measure tab, choose Selection Filters, and specify Units.
  3. Select entities in the graphics area.

    Entities are displayed in red to indicate they will be selected if you click the mouse.

    The selections are listed under Selected Items. Results appear on the Measure tab and in callouts in the graphics area.

  4. To release the Measure tool, click it, click Select tool_Select_Arrow.gif, or press Esc.

    The measurements disappear. Measurements are not saved with the file. To create markup dimensions to save, see Dimensions.

Selection Filters

Select one or more filters. If no filters are selected, you can select any measurable entity in the graphics area.
tool_Filt_Faces_SelFilter.gif Select Face
tool_Filt_Edges_SelFilter.gif Select Edge
tool_Filt_Vertices_SelFilter.gif Select Vertex
tool_Filt_Holes_SelFilter.gif Select Hole

Selected Items

When you select an entity in the graphics area, a name such as edge<1> or point<3> appears in the list.

To delete items from the list, select an item and press Delete. Click in the graphics area (not on the model or view) to clear the list.

Units

Specify Distance and Angle units. Measurements are converted to the selected units.

Results

Results are displayed with:

  • Type (Distance, Delta X, Arc Length, etc.)
  • Value
  • Units


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