Measuring an Arc

Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius, center and diameter.

From the Markup menu, select Add entity, select Measurement, and then select Arc.

The Measurement Entities dialog box appears.

Note: From the Markup Entity toolbar, you can also click Arc .

From the Arc Info Length list, select the unit in which you want to measure the arc.

From the Measured Angle Units list, select the unit in which you want to measure the angle. The options are degrees or radians.

Select Add Radius if you want to measure the radius of the arc.

Select Add Diameter if you want to measure the diameter of the arc.

Click three points on the drawing to define the arc you want to measure.

The points are joined by an arc.

Click again to complete the measurement.

The measured line path, arc measurement and unit appear in a value box entity on the current active markup layer and in the Measurement Entities dialog box.

To resize the value box, select it and then click and drag the frame handles.

You can click and drag the text box anywhere on the drawing.

Note: To make another measurement, click Reset.

Click Close to close the Measurement Entities dialog box.