Determine the Length of An Arc in Autocad.

Determine the Length of An Arc in Autocad
Deterimining the length of an arc in Autocad is one of the poblems that draftsmen encouter. This problem is actually quite easy and in fact it can be solved in two ways.
Solution A.
1. Select the arc on the screen.
2. Go to Modify Menu and Click Properties.
3. The Properties window will appear.
4. In that window, look for the parameter Arc length.
5. That value is the length of the arc in autocad.

Solution B.
e 1. Type in the command PEDIT in the command line.
2. Enter Y.
3. The polylines options will appear. Just enter X.
4. Type in AREA and press ENTER.
5. ENTER O (optin for object).
6. Select the arc on the screen.
7. The command line should now display the length of the arc selected.
Written by Superdraftsman on September 9th, 2009 with no comments.
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