Calculating areas of entities

You can find the area of entities, such as circles, arcs, ellipses, polylines, polygons, splines, 3D solids, and planes.

In addition, the program calculates the perimeter of the entity, depending on the type of entity you select.

To calculate the area of an entity

   1   Do one of the following to choose Area ():

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Area (in Inquiry).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Inquiry > Area.

    On the Inquiry toolbar, click the Area tool.

    Type area and then press Enter.

   2   Choose Entity.

   3   Select the entity.

The following type of information is displayed:

Area = 62.3837, Perimeter = 27.9989