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MEASURE

The MEASURE command is similar to the DIVIDE command (Figure 3-15) except that with MEASURE, you specify the distance. DIVIDE calculates the interval to divide an entity into a specified number of equal segments. The MEASURE command places point markers at a specified distance along an entity.

Figure 3-15

Figure 3-15 Examples of the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands

MEASURE

Ribbon/Panel

Home/Draw (slideout)

Measure_icon1.jpg

Menu Bar:

Draw/Point/Measure

Type a Command:

MEASURE

The measurement and division of a circle start at the angle from the center that follows the current snap rotation. The measurement and division of a closed polyline start at the first vertex drawn. The MEASURE command also draws a specified block at each mark between the divided segments.

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