Measure Tool iconMeasure Tool

This functionality is available on Onshape's browser, iOS, and Android platforms.

The Onshape Measure tool is available in Part Studios, for sketches and parts, and in Assemblies for parts and assemblies. The Measure tool appears in the bottom right corner of the interface in Part Studios and Assemblies, (shown below, in a screenshot from Onshape's desktop application).

a Part Studio with the measure tool in the bottom right corner

In addition, selecting any entity from the graphics area also automatically shows the pertinent measurements without having to explicitly open the Measure dialog.

The Measure tool displays measurements dynamically whenever you select entities.

  1. Select any entity. The measure tool shows measurements for that entity.
  2. Select another entity. The measure tool shows measurements between the entities.

    3. When a sketch entity is selected, a sketch entity icon indicates the type.

Using values

You are able to use the information displayed to enter values elsewhere in the system, for example, as a dimension.

  1. With the Measurement dialog expanded, click to highlight the value you want to copy. One click captures the maximum precision value, clicking a second time captures the lower precision.
  2. Use keyboard shortcuts to copy the value.

Interpreting the measure information

When you hover over Measurement information in the flyout, the measurement is visualized in the graphics area, depicting the exact measurement referred to. For example:

Sketch entity icons indicate the type of entity selected

Sketch entity icons indicate the entity selected

Minimum distances between entities are shown as bold dotted lines:

  • Changes in X are shown in red
  • Changes in Y are shown in green
  • Changes in Z are shown in blue
  • Center distances are shown in black

Note that when measuring to the center of a circle, you can select a planar face, edge, and edge of a cylinder

example of minimum distances between entities being shown as bold dotted liens

Angles appear as thin dotted lines:

example of angles appearing as thin dotted lines

Measure tool icon

Steps

  1. Tap the Measure tool to active it.

    Measure tool icon

    With the Measure tool active:

  2. Tap to select desired entities to measure.

    The relevant measurement information appears in the dialog at the bottom of the screen. Tap the top of the dialog to collapse or expand it. Swipe inside the dialog to scroll up or down.

  3. Tap the X in the upper right corner of the Measure dialog to close it and exit the measurement tool.

Step 3 to using Measure tool

The measurement tool displays information using the units of measurement that you have set for your document. To change the units of measurement, select Units from the document info panel and select desired unit.

Measure tool icon

The Onshape Measure tool is available in Part Studios, for sketches and parts, and in Assemblies for parts and assemblies; it appears in the far right of the main toolbar at the top of the screen. It displays measurement dynamically whenever you select an entity. The tool shows all possible measurements for the selected entity/entities including, but not limited to, minimum distance between entities, total surface area, angles, length, parallel distance, etc.

Steps

  1. Tap the Measure tool to active it.

    Measure tool icon

    With the Measure tool active:

  2. Tap to select desired entities to measure.

    The relevant measurement information appears in the dialog at the bottom of the screen. Tap the top of the dialog to collapse or expand it. Swipe inside the dialog to scroll up or down.

  3. Tap the X in the upper right corner of the Measure dialog to close it and exit the measurement tool.

Measure Tool Dialog