Measuring an Angle

Use the Angle option to measure the precise angle between three vertices, any two edges, planes or faces or any combination of entity types.

From the Markup menu, select Add Entity, and then select Angle.

The Measurement Entities dialog box appears.

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

Select the snapping modes that you want to use for measuring.

See 3D Snapping Modes

All entities of the selected entity types are highlighted on the model.

To measure the angle between an entity type and a plane, select the With Plane check box. From the Plane list, select the plane.

From the Measured Angle Units list, select the unit in which you want to measure the angle.

On the model, click points to define the angle.

Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them.

Click again to complete the measurement.

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

To change the size of the arc, click and drag it to the desired size.

To move the value box, click and drag it to anywhere on the markup.

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

Note: Click Reset to take another measurement.

Click Close to close the Measurement Entities dialog box.