Here is a listing of STATUS: Command: STATUS And yes, that file has been with me for 8 years. You can see the current date, when you last saved and when AutoCAD will do its next automatic save. Here is a listing of TIME: Command: TIME Current time: Wednesday, Novem6:00:11:671 PM TIME and STATUS are two inquiries that give you information about the system, as opposed to objects. Set Variable Lists or changes the values of system variables. Status Displays drawing statistics, modes, and extents. Time Displays the date and time statistics of a drawing. (You can also get this information by selecting a grip and looking at the status bar.) Here is a listing of ID POINT: Command: ID Specify point: This allows you to select anywhere on the screen and have AutoCAD return the X,Y&Z coordinates for that point. Notice that you can get the same information, but also have the option of changing anything that you need to.Īfter List, the next option is ID POINT. Here are the properties (CTRL+1) for the same line: Here is a listing of a line: Command: LI LISTįrom point, X= 9.2042 Y= 13.5272 Z= 0.0000 This is usually the information that AutoCAD needs to know about it to keep track of it in its database. LIST is an inquiry that gives you some basic information about a command. This is a lot of information, so AutoCAD gives you the option of saving it to a file after it is displayed. K: 7.7653 along Write analysis to a file? : n Principal moments and X-Y-Z directions about centroid: This listing shows you all the information you can get from MASSPROP: Command: massprop Select objects: 1 found Select objects: AutoCAD also figures out some important engineering figures for you such as the center of gravity for an object. You can find out the total volume and from there calculate the weight based on volume. MASS PROPERTIES is an option for finding information about 3D solid objects. Or you may need to add several rooms together. You may need to find the carpeting area of a room, but exclude where you have tile. You also have the option of adding to or subtracting from the initial area. If you select the next option (object), you can select a circle, rectangle, polyline or some other closed object. AutoCAD returns the area and the perimeter length. You can pick as many points as you need and then press enter when you’re done. This allows you to select the four corners of a room to find the total area in square drawing units (usually inches). The default option is to pick a point on the screen.
To use this command, you can type in AREA and see this on your command line: Command: AREA This can used to calculate square footage for floors, property lots, or even something like sheet metal parts. You can either select and object or pick points.ĪREA is a command that can be very useful. Volume measurements can be used on 3D objects or 2D objects (if you enter a height).
Now you’re asked to select 2 lines and the screen will display the angle between them. You are left in the command and can select another option like Angle. With Radius selected, just pick on any arc or circle to have the radius displayed.ĪutoCAD is kind enough to give you both the radius and the diameter on the screen – and on the command line: Command: measuregeom Enter an option : R Select arc or circle:
Enter the command and then choose radius from the list on the screen.
MEASUREGEOM is used to for a few options, among them Radius which will measure the radius of a circle or arc. Specify second point or : ĭistance = 12.5107, Angle in XY Plane = 25, Angle from XY Plane = 0ĭelta X = 11.3228, Delta Y = 5.3208, Delta Z = 0.0000 It allows you to select two points on the screen and AutoCAD will tell you the total distance as well as the changes in X,Y & Z. The first one, DISTANCE ( DI), is quite straight forward. ID Point Displays the coordinate values of a location.