Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 User Guide - Page 227

2 Click the start and end points of the first distance to be measured. 3 Click the start and end points of the next distance to be measured. 4 Repeat to measure more distances if necessary. The Distance box, and the optional dimension label display the sum of all point-to-point measurements. Menu: Review ➤ Measure ➤ Accumulate To calculate an area on a plane 1 Open the Measure Tools window, and click Measure Area . 2 Click to register a series of points to describe tthe perimter of the area you want to calculate. The Area box, and the optional dimension label display the area of the perimeter described since the first point, as projected onto the plane of the viewpoint. NOTE For your calculation to be accurate, all added points must be on the same plane. Menu: Review ➤ Measure ➤ Measure Area To measure the shortest distance between two objects 1 Press and hold the CTRL key and select two objects in the Scene Area. 2 Open the Measure Tools window, and click Measure Shortest Distance . The Distance box, and the optional dimension label display the shortest distance between the selected objects. Menu: Review ➤ Measure ➤ Measure Shortest Distance To measure the shortest distance between two parametric objects 1 Press and hold the CTRL key and select two parametric objects in the Scene Area. 2 Open the Measure Tools window, and click Options. 3 In the Options Editor, the Measure page under the Interface node, select the Use Center Lines check box, and click OK. 4 In the Measure Tools window, click Measure Shortest Distance . The Distance box, and the optional dimension label display the shortest distance between the center lines of the selected parametric objects. Measuring | 215