Getting drawing information

IntelliCAD stores accurate, detailed information about all the entities in a drawing. You can get details about an existing drawing and its entities using the tools for measuring distances and calculating areas. You can also track the amount of time you spend editing a drawing. This section explains how to:

Many of the functions described in this section require that you set IntelliCAD to the Advanced experience level.

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Specifying measurements and divisions

Calculating areas

Calculating distances and angles

Displaying information about your drawing

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Measure intervals along an entity and mark them using point entities

Measure intervals along an entity and mark them using blocks

Divide an entity into segments and mark them using point entities

Divide an entity into segments and mark them using blocks

Calculate the area defined by points you specify

Calculate the area of a closed entity

Add areas to calculate a combined area

Subtract areas when calculating a combined area

Calculate the distance between two points and their angle

Display information about an entity

Display the drawing status

Display the timer information