AREA command
Finds the area and perimeter of 2D entities.
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Alias: AA
Method
Specify the points that define the area for which BricsCAD will report the area and perimeter.
Note: You can stop the calculation by pressing ESC.
Options within the command
- find area of one Entity
- Provides the area and/or perimeter of the selected entity.Note: The information reported by this command varies according to the entity selected:
- Line and sketch - length
- Arc and elliptical arc – area and length
- Circle and ellipse - area and circumference/perimeter
- Closed polyline and closed spline - area and perimeter
- Open polyline and spline - area and length
- 3D objects - surface area
- Add areas together
- Allows to add up the areas of two or more entities.
- Subtract areas
- Allows to remove areas of entities from the total area and perimeter.Note: This option can only be used after you have found the area of at least one entity.