Measuring 2D Elements

You can measure lines, curves, arcs, or circles in drawings, and in DXF or DWG files.

Before you begin:
  • Open a drawing, or a DXF or DWG file and create a markup linked to one of the sheets.
  • In the Preferences dialog box, Select the Select 2D geometry inside the view check box under Selection. For more information, see Table 13.
  1. From the Markup section of the action bar, click Measure .
  2. Select the elements to measure.

    The elements can be of the following types: lines, curves, arcs, or circles.

    Notes:
    • The scale applied to a view in the drawing is considered for measurements. You can create measurements in different views but you cannot create measurements between geometries from different views.
    • If the elements are selected before selecting the command, and if the selected elements are from different views, the pre-selection is canceled.

  3. Optional: Click Chain measures or Stack measures to create multiple measures in series or parallel combination.

    Notes:
    • These options are available if more than one element is selected.
    • If the elements are selected before selecting the command, by default, chain measures are created.
    • If the command is selected first, you can select the option of your choice.

  4. To customize the created measurement, see Customizing Measurements.

    Notes:
    • While switching from one sheet to another, only the persistent measures are kept and the non-persistent measures are removed.
    • Depending on the selected elements, alternative options for creating measures are also available. The alternative measurement options can be radius/diameter, minimum distance, maximum distance, etc.