Do you know how to use the quick measurement function in CAD software?

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In daily CAD design work, designers often need to measure various engineering drawings to obtain design parameters such as length, radius, and area. The domestic CAD software, HaoChen CAD, offers a \"Quick Measurement\" function (RAPIDDIST, shortcut key RAP), which allows for the rapid display of the distances and angles between relevant graphics by moving the cursor, thereby helping designers quickly understand the dimensions of those graphics. At the same time, to provide designers with an even faster application experience, HaoChen CAD 2021 also integrates common measurement commands in one place and offers enhanced functionality for tasks such as measuring distance, radius, angle, area, volume, total area, and total length. Through the \"Query\" function (MEASUREGEOM, shortcut key MEA), designers can call various measurement commands with just one click, enabling more comprehensive and accurate data measurement! For quick measurement, enter RAP in the command bar to activate the \"Quick Measurement\" command; by moving the cursor, relevant data such as graphic spacing and angles can be displayed rapidly. For quick area calculation, enter MEA in the command bar to activate the \"Query\" command, and then enter AR according to the options provided in the prompt bar. Following the instructions, enter O to select an object, then choose the entity whose area you want to measure, and the area of that object will be displayed in the command line. At the same time, the HaoChen CAD software also automatically calculates the corresponding perimeter, as shown in the figure. https://static.gstarcad.com/attached/imageFile/20201223/89a38b59-4bf2-4eb3-935f-2757108ec96a.gif To quickly check the volume, enter MEA in the command bar, initiate the \"Query\" command, and then enter V according to the options shown in the prompt bar. Following the instructions, enter O to select an object, then choose the entity whose volume is to be measured; the volume of the selected object will then be displayed in the command line, as shown in the figure. https://static.gstarcad.com/attached/imageFile/20201223/dc67c117-acda-4d4c-82ca-af4369c03c3d.gif The total area calculation in Quick Query is even simpler and more convenient compared to the \"Add Area\" option in the \"Area Calculation\" function; this is true for the total area calculation feature in HaoChen CAD software Enter MEA in the command bar to activate the \"Query\" command, and then enter S according to the options displayed in the prompt bar. Click on the points inside the closed object one by one; once the object is selected, the interior will turn green. After making the selection, click the «Spacebar» to confirm, and the area of the measured object will be displayed in the command line, as shown in the figure. https://static.gstarcad.com/attached/imageFile/20201223/9d9e52da-0f78-4dc5-bbba-b48488132c88.gif To find the total length quickly, enter MEA in the command bar, initiate the \"Query\" command, and then enter T according to the options provided in the prompt window. By selecting individual shapes or checking boxes to select lines, circles, polylines, ellipses, spline curves, and other such figures, it is possible to obtain the length of the current shape as well as its total length in the command line. https://static.gstarcad.com/attached/imageFile/20201223/3f987bf8-946e-408f-b734-f9752d4faf9b.gif These are the tips for using the quick measurement function in the domestic CAD software – HaoChen CAD. Isn’t this information very useful and practical? For more related CAD tutorials, please visit the tutorial section on the HaoChen CAD official website~