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AREA
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Obtain Area and Mass Properties Information
Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas.
Summary
Several commands are available to provide area information including AREA,
MEASUREGEOM on page 608, and MASSPROP on page 591. Alternatively, use
BOUNDARY on page 137 to create a closed polyline or region. Then use LIST
on page 574 or the Properties Inspector on page 830 to find the area.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify first corner point on page 81 or [Object on page 82/Add Area on page
82/
Subtract Area on page 83] <Object>: Select an option
The area and perimeter of the specified object displays at the Command prompt
and in the tooltip.
Specify Corner Points
Calculates the area and perimeter defined by specified points. All points must
lie in a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current user coordinate system
(UCS).
A rubberband line from the first specified point to the cursor is displayed.
Once the second point is specified, a line segment and a polygon with green
fill are displayed.
Continue to specify points to define a polygon and then press ENTER to
complete the definition of the perimeter. The area to be calculated is
highlighted in green.
If you do not close the polygon, the area is calculated as if a line were drawn
from the last point entered to the first. When the perimeter is calculated, that
line length is added.
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