Measures distance, angle, and radius in sketches, 3D models, assemblies,
or drawings. Also measures the size of and between lines, points, surfaces, and
planes.
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:
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:
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:
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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Pins the Measure dialog box to
the graphics area. Click to close the dialog box. Click to unpin the Measure
dialog box. Press Esc to close
the dialog box only if the dialog box is
unpinned.
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Toggles the visibility of the measurement display. |
The
Measure tool supports the following features: