Measuring Distance

Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points.

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

The Measurement Entities dialog box appears.

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

From the Measured Distance Units list, select the unit in which you want to measure the distance.

Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point.

Click another point on the drawing to define the end point.

The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup.

Move the cursor and click a location on the drawing to display the measure distance.

The measurement and unit appear in a value box entity on the current active markup layer. The measured distance, Delta-X, and Delta-Y appear 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.