2011

AREA
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Obtain Area and Mass Properties Information
Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas.
Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Home tab ➤ Utilities panel ➤ Area.
Menu: Tools ➤ Inquiry ➤ Area
Summary
Several commands are available to provide area information including AREA,
MEASUREGEOM on page 1110MASSPROP on page 1074. Alternatively, use
BOUNDARY on page 256 to create a closed polyline or region. Then use LIST
on page 1049 or the Properties palette on page 1535 to find the area.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify first corner point on page 145 or [Object on page 146/Add Area on page
147/
Subtract Area on page 147] <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.
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