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| Draw menu: Point > Measure |
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| Command line: measure |
Select object to measure:
Use an object selection method
<Segment length> / Block:
Specify a distance
The points or blocks drawn by the MEASURE command are placed in the Previous selection set, so you can choose them all by entering p at the next Select Objects prompt. Use Node object snap to snap to the point objects.
If you enter a distance or specify two points, AutoCAD LT places point objects at the specified interval along the selected object, starting at the endpoint closest to the point you used to select the object.
Measurement of closed polylines starts at their initial vertex (the first one drawn).
Measurement of circles starts at the angle from the center set as the current snap rotation angle. If the snap rotation angle is zero, then the measurement of the circle starts to the right of center, on its circumference.
The following illustration shows how MEASURE marks 0.5-unit distances along a polyline, with the PDMODE system variable set to 35.
Places blocks at a specified interval along the selected object.
Block name to insert:
Enter the name of a block currently defined in the drawing
Align block with object? <Y>:
Enter y or n or press ENTER
Indicate whether or not the block is to be rotated about its insertion point so that its horizontal lines are aligned with, and drawn tangent to, the object being measured. If you enter n, the block is always inserted with a 0 rotation angle.
Segment length: Specify a distance
After you specify the segment length, AutoCAD LT inserts the block at the specified interval. If the block has variable attributes, these attributes are not included.
AutoCAD LT places the blocks relative to the current UCS. Blocks are always placed on the object, regardless of the elevation settings.
Related Commands: BLOCK, BMAKE, and WBLOCK
creates a block definition from selected objects. DIVIDE
places evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length
or perimeter of an object.
System Variables:
PDMODE controls the appearance of point objects. PDSIZE
controls the display size of point objects.
