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Measuring an Angle

Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing.

Note 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 From 3 Points if you want to measure the angle between three points. Snapping Modes are enabled.
  5. Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring.

    To select all Snapping Modes click All On. To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off.

    See EDA Snapping Modes

  6. Select Between 2 lines if you want to measure the angle between two lines. Snapping Modes are disabled.
  7. From the Measured Angle Units drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the angle.
  8. If you selected From 3 Points, click three points to define the angle.
  9. If you selected Between 2 Lines, click two lines to define the angle.

    Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them.

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

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

  16. Click Close to close the Measurement dialog.

See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities


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