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The following example returns half the distance between the centers of two
selected objects:
dist(cen,cen)/2
The following example finds the distance between the point 3,2,4 and a plane
you define by selecting three endpoints:
dpp([3,2,4],end, end, end)
Obtain a Radius
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Use the Command Prompt Calculator
The rad function determines the radius of a selected object.
rad Determines the radius of a selected object. The object can be a circle, an
arc, or a 2D polyline arc segment.
The following example uses rad with the CIRCLE command. The radius of
the new circle is two-thirds of the radius of the selected polyline arc segment:
Command: circle
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tangent tangent radius)]: cen
of Select the circle
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <last>: 'cal
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