Finds the area and perimeter of 2D entities.
Accessing the Command
command bar: area
alias: aa
menu bar: Tools | Inquiry | Area
toolbar: Inquiry |
ribbon: Tools | Inquiry | Area
: area
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select first point [Entity/Add/Subtract]: (Pick a point, or enter an option)
<Next point>: (Pick a point)
<Next point>: (Pick another point)
<Next point>: (Pick another point, or else press Enter to end the command)
Use entity snap modes to ensure your picks are accurate. As you pick points, BricsCAD previews the area with a dashed polygon.
When you press Enter to indicate you have ended picking points, BricsCAD reports the area and perimeter like this:
Area = 6.1836 sq. units, Perimeter = 11.2968
This command does not work with solids (2D), traces, rays, xlines, or hatches. To find the area of hatches, use the Properties command.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Entity |
Provides the area and/or perimeter of the selected entity. The information reported by this command varies according to the entity selected:
|
Add |
Allows you to add up the areas of two or more entities. The prompt changes to: Adding: Entity/Subtract/ <First point> - (pick a point, enter an option, or press Enter to exit Adding mode.) |
Subtract |
Allows you to removes areas and/or entities from the total area and perimeter; this option can only be used after you have found the area of at least one entity. The prompt changes to: Subtracting: Entity/Subtract/ <First point> - (pick a point, enter an option, or press Enter to exit Subtracting mode.) |
First point |
Specifies the first point of the area to be measured. The prompt changes to: <Next point> - (pick another point, or press Enter to end the area specifying.) |
Related Commands
Dist - reports the 2D and 3D distances between two points.
Id - reports the x,y,z coordinates of picked points.
List - lists the area and other parameters of entities in the command bar.
MassProp - reports the properties of solid models and regions.
Properties - lists the area and other parameters of entities in a palette.