About Using Specific Measurement Types
You can use the following measurement types in the Measure tool:
• Length—Measures the length of a curve, edge, or perimeter.
• Distance—Measures the distance between two reference entities.
• Angle—Measures the angle between two reference entities.
• Diameter—Measures the diameter of a surface.
• Area—Measures the area of a surface, quilt, facet, body, or model.
• Volume—Measures the volume of a body, model, or closed quilt. Measures the volume of a body or model on one side of a designated plane.
• Transform—Measures the transformation matrix between two selected coordinate systems.