Measure area and path

On the CityEngine toolbar, use the Measure Area and Path tool to measure areas and paths. Click the Measure Distance tool and click the Measure Area and Path tool (M+A) in the Tool Options window . You can also click Analysis > Measure Area and Path in the main menu.

To measure, click in the scene to place the starting point. Add additional points to calculate the length of the path or click the starting point or press Enter to close the path. Press Ctrl+Z to undo the last measure point.

The measurement points are not required to be part of the same plane. When they are not in the same plane, the points are projected onto a horizontal or vertical plane at an average height or depth automatically.

Note:

• In this case, the displayed surface measure relates to the projected area, while the displayed distance always refers to the perimeter defined by the measurement points.
• The projected plane is positioned so that the distance to the measurement points is minimized. The measurement point with the largest distance to the plane is marked with a label displaying the distance.

The measurement points are not coplanar and are therefore projected onto a vertical plane. At 4.51 feet, the lower right measurement point is the most distant from the plane.

Tool options

The Measure Area and Path tool options include the following:

Measure Area and Path
Perimeter	Perimeter length of the polygon.
Area (projected)	Area of polygon.
Show laserlines	Turn laser lines on and off. The laser lines project the current height of the mouse onto the surrounding geometry.