Measures the area of a closed defined boundary.
- Select points to define segments of the boundary. The points do not have to lie on existing objects; they can be anywhere. A thick line indicates the progress of the boundary.
- Select the first point again to close the boundary, or select Close from the local menu or Inspector Bar. The defined area is filled.
- The calculated area is displayed in the Measurement Info Palette.
Local menu option: By Entity: Enables you to select the entire perimeter of an object. !worddav367fe215bcffc441fb39c891e789f148.png|height=51,width=179!You can also use this option to define a chain along a portion of an object. This is useful when you need to measure the area of curved objects. - Select a closed object, or select points along a portion of an object.
- Select the first point again to close the boundary, or select Close from the local menu or Inspector Bar. The defined area is filled.
