Measuring an Arc
Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius, center and diameter.
Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement, you must ensure that Add Radius or Add Diameter is selected in the Measurement dialog.
- Select Analysis > Measure from the Markup menu.
The Measurement dialog appears.
Note You can also click the Arc icon
on the Markup toolbar.
- Click the Arc tab.
- From the Arc Info drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the arc.
- From the Measured Angle Units drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the angle.
- Select Add Radius if you want to measure the radius of the arc.
Select Add Diameter if you want to measure the diameter of the arc.
- Click points on the drawing to define the arc you want to measure.
The points are joined by an arc.
- Click again to complete the measurement.
The measured line path, arc measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer and in the Measurement dialog.
- Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing.
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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