Lesson 23 | Using Inquiry Commands

This lesson describes how to use the Measuregeom command and other inquiry commands to obtain geometric information on objects in the drawing.

As you create objects, the defining points and object types are stored in the drawing database. You can use the commands on the Inquiry toolbar to retrieve this information or to obtain distances, angles, areas, object types, and other important data for objects.

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Describe measuring and explain why the data is useful.
  • Describe how to use measure tools including distance, radius, angle, area, and volume.
  • Obtain ...

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