Measuring Components

Measurements can be taken to evaluate the distance and/or angle between two points in the 3D world.

The approximated value of a measurement is controlled by a Display accuracy setting that affects how many digits are displayed to the right of a decimal point.

1. Click the File tab, and then on the Navigation pane, click Options, and then click Display.
2. Under Dimensions and Annotations, in the Display accuracy box, type the amount of digits you want to display to the right of a decimal point for a measurement.
3. Click OK.

A measurement can show both the distance and angle between two points.

1. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click Measure.
2. In the Measure task pane, edit one or more settings for picking the first point of measurement.
3. In the 3D world, click a point.
4. In the Measure task pane, edit one or more settings for picking the second point of measurement.
5. In the 3D world, point to a location to preview the measurement.
6. Click the point to show the results in the 3D world and print them in the Output panel.
7. If you want to exit the Measure command, press ESC or in the Measure task pane, click Close.