Area

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Finds the area and perimeter of 2D entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar: area

alias: aa

menu bar: Tools | Inquiry | Area

toolbar: Inquiry |

: area

Prompts you in the command bar:

Entity/Add/Subtract/<First point>: (Pick a point, or enter an option.)

As you pick points, Bricscad previews the area with a dashed polygon.

Use entity snap modes to ensure your picks are accurate.

When done picking points, press Enter; Bricscad reports the area and perimeter like this:

Area = 6.1836 sq. units, Perimeter = 11.2968

This command does not work with solids (2D), traces, rays, xlines, or hatches. To find the area of hatches, use the Properties command.

Command Options

Option	Description
Entity	Provides the area and/or perimeter of the selected entity. The information reported by this command varies according to the entity selected: Line and sketch report length. Arc and elliptical arc report length. Circle and ellipse report area and perimeter. Closed polyline and closed spline report area and perimeter. Open polyline and spline report area and perimeter as if they were closed. Spline reports area and perimeter as if the polyline were closed. 3D objects report the surface area.
Add	Allows you to work with two or more entities and/or areas. The prompt changes to: Adding: Entity/Subtract/<First point> - pick a point, enter an option, or press Enter to exit Adding mode.
Subtract	Removes areas and/or entities from the total area and perimeter. The prompt changes to: Subtracting: Entity/Subtract/<First point> - pick a point, enter an option, or press Enter to exit Subtracting mode.
First point	Specifies the first point of the area to be measured. The prompt changes to: <Next point> -pick another point, or press Enter to end the area specifying.

Related Commands

Dist - reports the 2D and 3D distances between two points.

Id - reports the x,y,z coordinates of picked points.

List - lists the area and other parameters of entities in the command bar.

MassProp - reports the properties of solid models and regions.

Properties - lists the area and other parameters of entities in a palette.