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