# Measurement tools desperately needed

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915 "2020-09-08T02:41:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**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:** [September 8, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/1 "2020-09-08T02:41:27Z")

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Measurement tools are needed. Measure angles, area, circumference, distance etc.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/2 "2020-09-08T02:58:52Z")

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Beyond whats shown at the bottom of the screen, when tapping on various entities?

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/3 "2020-09-08T09:22:47Z")

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Hello! Welcome to the Shapr3d forum!  
To measure the distance between two edges, faces or bodies simply tap on them to have them selected and the distance between them will be displayed at the bottom of the workspace.  
For plane surfaces without edges:

- You can draw two lines across the surface at the points you want to measure the distance,
- Tap on the lines to select them and the distance between the lines will be displayed as well at the bottom of the workspace

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**Author:** ![Vassi\_solutions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@Vassi\_solutions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Vassi_solutions)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/4 "2020-09-08T11:32:28Z")

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No need for a tool. It’s already there.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/9/98ae5afcb1c1adedbb5b58ae7b4360429af367a6.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/48db9af51ea2a626ec5be3795181026397dc46fe.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/3e1b2c7dfea6f4adbd05ee33ffbf5c7c9f1e3b0f.jpeg)

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**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:** [September 11, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/5 "2020-09-11T16:26:14Z")

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I see your replies. Sure I see the info on the bottom.

 ![IMG_0089](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b5471a51c89424fa1efa13a51bd7161e11c27635.png) Needed? Maybe not. Handy? I think so. Just a suggestion

Creating reference lines and snipping them later is kind of clunky.

Alibre Atom has a measurement tool that I use often.

Doing the guitar tuner tutorial I wanted to loft the flat gear at an angle to match the worm gear face. To find the angle I drew 2 lines and then erase them. A measurement tool with dashed lines that do not affect the the extrusion would be very handy I think. 🤪

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**Author:** ![brito2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@brito2012](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brito2012)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/6 "2021-10-25T17:26:57Z")

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> [@Oregonerd](#):
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> ed. Measure angles, are

the data that are displayed in the software is a little bit hard to understand, and no graphic enough.

a tool, like the one we find in solid edge that belong to sirens for example, is perfect for being integrated to Shapr3D.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/7 "2022-11-23T14:54:54Z")

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We’ve updated the Measure tool recently:

> **[Where can I see detailed measurements of my shapes and objects?](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001445613-Where-can-I-see-detailed-measurements-of-my-shapes-and-objects-)**
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> ℹ️ You can also create dimensioned 2D drawings.
> Every sketch, face, and body you create in Shapr3D is built with precise parameters. To view the exact measurements of objects in the models you crea...

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**Author:** ![kochauf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kochauf/32/19180_2.png) [@kochauf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/kochauf)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/8 "2023-02-19T14:19:36Z")

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Hi,

I came in to Shapr3D after some months of inactivity only to see that I can’t measure stuff anymore?

I can’t beleve my eyes!!! Look at the picture, I want to know the distance to the edge, aka how wide the “wall” is, but there but after reading the forums and googling I find no way of doing this?

This was possible before?! And showing only area, I can think of zero reasons why you can’t show width and height next to it!?

Please fix this now! I’m a paying customer trying to get work done here…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/5/b57b77e6ce426e15c9900ae8d67ceeb81ca5ac79.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurement-tools-desperately-needed/8915/9 "2023-02-19T14:20:50Z")

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You’ll need to select the two edges to display the distance. This behavior did not change for years.