Dist

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

Reports the distance and angle between two points.

Accessing the Command

command bar: dist

transparent: 'dist

alias: di

menu bar: Tools | Inquiry | Distance

toolbar: Inquiry |

: dist

Prompts you in the command bar:

Starting point for distance: (Pick a point, or enter coordinates.)

End point: (Pick another point, or enter coordinates.)

Sample response:

Distance = 4.3167, Angle in XY Plane = 220, Angle from XY Plane = 0

Delta X = -3.3302, Delta Y = -2.7466, Delta Z = 0.0000

Command Options

Option	Description
Starting Point for Distance	Specifies the first point from which the measurement takes place.
End Point	Specifies the other point.

Related Commands

Area - reports the area, circumference, and perimeter of entities.

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.