About Measure Pointers

When you select the element to measure, the pointer indicates the geometry type associated with the pointed object.

Detected Object	Pointer Transformation	Measure
Surface		area
Plane		area
Line		length
Curve		length
Point		point coordinates
Arc		length radius center point coordinates
Sphere		area
Cylinder		area radius
Cone		area
Volume		volume area center of gravity
None	or	-

After the first measurement selection is made, you need to select the second object to complete the measure between operation. The pointer again indicates the geometry type associated with the pointed object.

Detected Object	Pointer Transformation
	Selection 1	Selection 2
Surface
Plane
Line
Curve
Point
Arc
Sphere
Cylinder
Cone
Volume
None	or	or