Measure (Distance, Angle and Size)

What it does

The measure tool detects the object type automatically (edge, face, hole, corner, point). One click gives the size of the object. Two clicks give the ΔX/ΔY/ΔZ distance and the angle.

Where to find it

• The Measure button on the top bar (every workbench)
• Part Design: View › Inspect › Measure, or right-click in the view › Measure
• Assembly: View & Inspect › Inspect › Measure

Steps

1. Click Measure. The Measure panel opens at the top right.
2. Click the first object. The panel shows the length, area, Ø, arc or coordinates.
3. Click the second object. The panel shows the ΔX/ΔY/ΔZ distance and the angle.
4. Click 📌 Pin result to keep the result, or Copy to copy it.
5. Click Close when you are done.

Note: Size Box (right-click in the view) shows the overall X × Y × Z size of the part, or of the selected component in an assembly.

Try it: Check a drawer organiser tray before you print it

Before you spend hours printing a tray, measure it: will it fit the drawer, and are the walls thick enough?

1. Sketch on XY a rectangle 200 × 120, then Extrude 40 mm.
2. Click Model › Features › Shell, click the top face, set Wall thickness 2 and click OK.
3. Click Measure. Click the inside face of the left wall, then the inside face of the right wall. The panel shows 196.000 mm. Click 📌 Pin result.
4. Click the outer face and the inner face of the same wall: 2.000 mm.
5. Set Mode to From First, click the inside floor, then the top rim: the usable depth is 38.000 mm.
6. Change Units to in: 196 mm shows as about 7.717 in. Switch back to mm and click Close.
7. Right-click in the view › Size Box: 200 × 120 × 40 mm, the size you need for the drawer.

Challenge: Measure the inside of your real drawer with a ruler and edit the Extrude sketch until Size Box leaves 2 mm of clearance on every side.

See also

• Interference and Clearance