AREA command

Finds the area and perimeter of 2D entities.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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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.