Measure

Calling the command:

Icon

Ribbon

Measure > Measure > Measure

Analysis > Additional > Measure

Support Geometry > Additional > Measure

Keyboard

Textual Menu

<PM>

Parameters > Measure

Tools > Geometry Analysis > Measure

The command may also be called from contextual menu of most 2D and 3D elements. Upon calling the command from contextual menu of an element, such elements gets measured in the Measure one element parameter mode.

The command allows you to measure various geometric characteristics (coordinates, length, perimeter, area, volume, etc.) of a single or multiple 2D or 3D elements, as well as the relationship (distance, angle, etc.) between elements.

In order to perform a measurement, upon calling the command, activate the desired mode of measurement and select elements to be measured. You may also specify the measurement coordinate system, if necessary. Upon selecting elements to be measured, the results of measurement are displayed in the command's parameters window. Filter, labels and switching of units of measurement are available, when viewing the results. The results may be saved in the 3D model tree, output into a report or used for defining variables.

Modes of measurement

There are three measurement modes available, switching between which is carried out using the following buttons located in the upper section of the command's parameters window.

	<1>	Measure one element parameter
	<2>	Measure relation between two elements
	<3>	Measure Multiple Elements

After activating the desired mode, pick the object or objects to be measured in the 2D window, 3D window, or 3D model tree using . The state of element type filters in the system toolbar affects the selection. The set of available filters depends on the type of active window (2D or 3D). The required number of elements to be measured and the configuration of elements selection boxes in the parameters window depend on the mode of measurement. Details on elements selection in a particular mode of measurement can be found in section describing such mode.

If some elements are selected at the moment of calling the command, then the command's starting mode depend on the number of such elements: 1, 2 or 3+.

Automenu options

The standard options for exiting the command with confirming or canceling changes are always available in the command's automenu:

	<Ctrl>+<Enter>	Finish input
	<Esc>	Exit command

Depending on the mode of measurement and the type of the selected result, following specific options may also be available:

	<B>	Body measurement mode
	<N>	Create 3D Node
	<S>	Save Measure Result
	<P>	Create 3D Path by Minimum Distance
	<M>	Create 3D Path by Maximum Distance

Command's parameters

The following controls are available in the Measure command's parameters window:




	1 - Selecting mode of measurement and elements to be measured
	2 - Filtering of results 3 - Selecting the system of units 4 - Outputting results to report 5 - Merging labels
	6 - List of measurement results and value of the result selected in the list
	7 - Expression of the selected result 8 - Labels display control
	9 - Selecting measurement coordinate system
	10 - List of variables to be created
	11 - Previewing and managing report content

Topics in this section:

•Measure Parameters of Single Element

•Measure Relations between two Elements

•Measure Multiple Elements

•Measurement Coordinate System

•Units of Measurement

•Measurement Results

•Labels of Measurement Results

•Save Measurement Results in 3D Model Tree

•3D Node by Measurement Results

•3D Path by Measurement Results

•Report by Measurement Results

•Measurement Expression and its Usage in Variables

•Defining Parameter of Element via Measurement Result