Measure Tool

The Measure tool displays measurements dynamically whenever you select entities.

1. Select any entity. The measure tool show measurements for that entity.
2. Select another entity. The measure tool shows measurements between the entities, as shown above.

   Note the sketch entity icon and the triangle on the Measure tool. The sketch entity icon indicates the type of sketch entity selected. Click the triangle to see more measurements.

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 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
Angles appear as thin dotted lines:

Steps

1. Tap the Measure tool to active it.

   

   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.

Note that 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.

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.

   

   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.