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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.

If you want a markup entity for the measurement, you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog.

  1. Select Analysis > Measure from the Markup menu.
  2. The Measurement dialog appears.

    Note You can also click the Angle icon on the Markup toolbar.

  3. Click the Angle tab.
  4. Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring.
  5. See 3D Snapping Modes

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

  6. To measure the angle between an entity type and a plane, select the checkbox beside Plane, then from the drop-down list select the plane.
  7. From the Measured Angle Units drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the angle.
  8. On the model, click points to define the angle.
  9. Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them.

  10. Click again to complete the measurement.
  11. The measured line path, measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer. The measurement appears in the Measurement dialog.

  12. Drag to change the size of the arc.
  13. Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box.
  14. Note Click Reset to take another measurement.

  15. Click Close to close the Measurement dialog.

See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities


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