# Basic measurements

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-measurements/39766>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-measurements/39766 "2025-11-08T15:23:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jsfinchum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jsfinchum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jsfinchum)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-measurements/39766/1 "2025-11-08T15:23:38Z")

</div>

I am having a hard time just getting started because I can’t figure out how to just show the measurements of what I am drawing. I am not sure why this is so hard. Can anyone tell me specifically how to show the measurements of whatever I put on the plot?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-measurements/39766/2 "2025-11-08T15:36:49Z")

</div>

[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/article\_attachments/11017077131036](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/11017077131036)

Page 238 - Measure

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/f/2f6aa1fbbbf592ee62f48f4df005a47a04001454.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-measurements/39766/3 "2025-11-08T16:04:41Z")

</div>

Have you done any of the tutorials?