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.
- Select Analysis > Measure from the Markup menu.
The Measurement dialog appears.
Note You can also click the Angle icon
on the Markup toolbar.
- Click the Angle tab.
- Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring.
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 checkbox beside Plane, then from the drop-down list select the plane.
- From the Measured Angle Units drop-down 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 as an entity on the current active markup layer. The measurement appears in the Measurement dialog.
- Drag to change the size of the arc.
- Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box.
Note Click Reset to take another measurement.
- Click Close to close the Measurement dialog.
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