Measuring distance and surface area in a drawing
The CAD Integrator shortcut menu (to be opened by right-clicking) contains the Dimensions option, with submenu options Length and Surface area.
In the following procedure it is explained how you can measure distance (length) in a drawing.
Procedure
1. Open the relevant CAD drawing.
2. In the shortcut menu, click Dimensions > Length.
3. Click on the starting point of the line you want to measure.
A flexible red line will appear.
4. Drag the red line to the end point of the line that you want to measure.
5. Click again when you have reached the end point of the line.
The length of the line is given in meters/feet in a tooltip.
6. Click the Select option from the shortcut menu to end inserting the desired line or press the [ESC] key. The line that had been drawn will no longer be displayed in the drawing.
7. The following steps explain how you can measure surface area in a drawing.
8. Open the relevant CAD drawing.
9. In the shortcut menu, click Dimensions> Surface area.
10. Click on the starting point of the area you want to measure. A flexible red line will appear.
11. Drag the line across the area that you want to measure.
12. Click again when you have covered the required area. The surface area is given in square meters/feet in a tooltip.
13. Select the Select option from the shortcut menu to end inserting the desired area or press the [ESC] key. The area that had been drawn will no longer be displayed in the drawing.