Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
B
I
NQUIRY
C
OMMANDS
Appendix
Appendix
In This Appendix
Introduction
The
Distance
Command
The
Radius
Command
The
Angle
Command
The
Area
Command
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B.1 INTRODUCTION
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Inquiry commands are used to:
Measure a distance between two points.
Measure the radius of a circle or an arc.
Measure an angle.
Calculate the area between points or of an object.
AutoCAD
®
provides a single command that includes all of these functions;
this command is the
MEASUREGEOM
command.
To reach this command, make sure you are in the
Home
tab on the
Ribbon
,
and select the
Utilities
panel.
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B.2 THE DISTANCE COMMAND
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The
Distance
command is used to measure the distance between two
points.
Make sure you are in the
Home
tab on the
Ribbon
, and, selecting the
Utilities
panel, click the
Distance
button:
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