User Guide

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Measure Geometry
The Distance and Area commands, along
with other inquiry tools, have been
combined into the Measure tool on the
Utilities panel of the Home tab.
If you choose the Distance option and
pick two points, AutoCAD LT displays
the distance, Delta X, Delta Y, and the
angle in the drawing editor. If you need
cumulative distances, you can select the
Multiple option after you pick the first
point.
The Arc option within the Multiple
Distance tool enable you to measure the
length of arc segments.
The Radius option displays the radius of
an arc or circle, while the Angle option
measures the included angle of an arc,
circle, two lines, or three points.
The Area tool has been updated to
highlight the regions included in the cal-
culation. Areas that are to be subtracted
from the total calculation are shown in a
contrasting color. The Volume option is
similar to the Area option, but includes a
prompt to specify the height that will be
used to calculate the volume.