{"id":13743,"date":"2023-09-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=13743"},"modified":"2023-09-19T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:36:48","slug":"how-to-calculate-area-in-autocad-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/how-to-calculate-area-in-autocad-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calculate Area in AutoCAD – Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In part one of this two-part series<\/a>, I showed you how to find areas of closed objects by using the LIST command, the Properties palette, and the AREA command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I even ended with a trivial oddity of the AREA command. Spoiler alert: I\u2019ll do another oddity at the end of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also mentioned that I would be talking about my favorite method and arguably the best. So, without further ado, I give you\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Measure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I absolutely loved the new Quick option of the MEASUREGEOM tool when it was introduced in 2020. My love grew even deeper when it was improved to include areas in the next release. It\u2019s not only quicker but easier\u2014a true win-win. The following year, it was enhanced even more with the addition of the area feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t tried Quick Measure<\/a> yet, you really should. Just move your mouse cursor around and dimensional info magically pops up for you. But the topic of this blog series is querying for areas in AutoCAD. With the Quick Measure tool, it couldn\u2019t be easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While your Quick Measure cursor is within a closed object, you can now have it display the area. Let me go through the complex sequence of steps you\u2019ll need to use to make this happen: left click. Yep, that\u2019s how easy it is. When you left click within a closed space, the bounding area will display as the familiar green solid with the area and perimeter (and the cursor\u2019s coordinates) shown in a dynamic input box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving your mouse will turn it all off, so be careful. But even if you do, all you have to do is click again and remember to be more careful next time. Also, if you\u2019re not a user of Dynamic Input, be warned that using the Quick option will turn it on. Sorry, but it\u2019s just how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there are islands within your closed object, they will automatically be subtracted, which is nice. But what if that\u2019s not what you need? You\u2019ll love how easy it is to add or subtract islands or even other closed objects to your area. Before moving your mouse, press the Shift key on your keyboard. Not only will this keep you in the cool green area mode, but now you can click on your islands or other objects to toggle them between being added or subtracted from your calculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MASSPROP Command<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s one more way to get an area in AutoCAD. It\u2019s called MASSPROP, short for Mass Properties. Typically, it\u2019s used on 3D solids, where it reports not only mass and volume but the bounding box (The diagonally opposite corners of a 3D box that encloses the solid), solid centroid, moments of inertia, etc.\u2014all kinds of useful engineering data. I know, I know\u2026 volume isn\u2019t the same as area, but grant me a little leeway on this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"MASSPROP<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it does report an object\u2019s area as long as that object is a 2D Region. You\u2019ll also get the perimeter, bounding box, and centroid. Selecting a Region or querying it with the LIST command will also return its area, either in the TextScreen for LIST or the Properties palette when selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"MASSPROP<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not the case for a 3D solid. The only way to get its volume calculation is through the MASSPROP command. Here\u2019s an interesting tidbit. Unlike all the other methods I\u2019ve described in this series, the MASSPROP command gives you the option to write the results to a text file, which will use an MPR extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OK, I assume most of you scrolled to the bottom right away to see what the area oddity is. I can\u2019t blame you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you run AREA > Object and select a 3D Solid, AutoCAD will return a value, but it will be different than if you use MASSPROP to get the volume. With a simple box as my example, the volume returned will be per the old L x W x H<\/em> formula. But with AREA, you\u2019ll get a different number because it takes the area of each face of the box, then adds them up for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you ever need to make sure you have enough wrapping paper to cover a box, I guess you could draw the box as a 3D solid, then run AREA on it and compare the results to how much paper you have. Might come in handy during the holidays! See you next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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