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254 | Chapter 15 Use Precision Tools
Extract or Calculate Geometric Information
from Objects
The inquiry and calculation commands can provide information about
objects in your drawing and do useful calculations.
Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations
To determine the relation between two points, you can display the
■ Distance between them
■ Angle between the points in the XY plane
■ Angle of the points from the XY plane
■ Delta, or changed, X, Y, and Z distance between them
The
ID command lists the X, Y, and Z coordinate values of a specified point.
See Also
“Display Coordinates on the Status Bar” on page 211
To calculate a distance and angle
1 From the Tools menu, choose Inquiry. Then choose Distance.
2 Specify the first and second points of the distance you want to calculate.
AutoCAD displays a brief report on the command line.
Inquiry toolbar
Command line
DIST
delta Z
delta X
delta Y
angle in
XY plane
angle from
XY plane