# How to measure from center of a circle to center of another circle?

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-from-center-of-a-circle-to-center-of-another-circle/18849
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [April 19, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-from-center-of-a-circle-to-center-of-another-circle/18849 "2022-04-19T14:12:42Z")
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### Author: ![mikenbrenda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikenbrenda/32/6386_2.png) [@mikenbrenda](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikenbrenda)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-from-center-of-a-circle-to-center-of-another-circle/18849/1 "2022-04-19T14:12:42Z")

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How can you measure from a center of a circle to the center of another circle? like a Tape Measurement?

Or is there a tape Measure Tool yet? if not super handy, I can do lines but not, this…

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### Author: ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-from-center-of-a-circle-to-center-of-another-circle/18849/2 "2022-04-19T16:21:41Z")

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Hi,

Simply select the two centerpoints, the distance will be shown immediately:

You can also change, and even lock the distance if you wish to do so.