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About Measuring Various Dimension Types
Use the Measure tools to measure various dimension types. Click the arrow next to Home > Measure to access the following Measure tools. These tools are also on a shortcut menu.
Measure Tool
Description
Summary
Measures all the relevant dimension types based on one or more reference entity selection. You can also use this tool to measure the dimensions of curved 3D geometric objects such as a cone, torus, or a sphere.
Length
Measures the total length of two or more reference entities. The reference entities can be curves, edges, or a chain of curves or edges. The selected entities neither need to be connected nor they need to be of the same entity type.
Distance
Measures the distance between two reference entities. For each entity, you can select one option such as Use as Line to use the entity differently. You can also measure the maximum distance, the distance from a point on each entity that is the greatest distance away from a point on the other entity.
Angle
Measures the angle between two linear reference entities. You cannot measure the angle between more than two entities.
Diameter
Measures the diameter of a cylindrical or a conical surface. When you measure diameter, the radius is also shown.
Area
Measures the area of a surface, part, or a quilt. If you select two or more reference entities for measurement, the total area for all the entities is reported. The selected entities need not be connected and they also need not be of the same entity type.
Volume
Measures the volume of a model or a closed quilt. You can also measure the volume of a model on one side of a designated plane.
Transform
Generates a file containing the values of the transformational matrix between two coordinate systems on a specified part.
Measure Mass Properties
Provides information on the mass properties for an entire part model or an assembly component.