# Measuring Distance between circle edges

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measuring-distance-between-circle-edges/28242 "2023-10-03T02:27:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![bhixon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@bhixon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bhixon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measuring-distance-between-circle-edges/28242/1 "2023-10-03T02:27:40Z")

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HI All-

New user just going through tutorials for a 2nd time, trying to get better at all this to use with a 3d printer. I took some measurements for some dimensions between what will be two circular cutouts of a bracket. What i measured was the space between the edges of the circles (specifically the protrusions that will stick up through them) vs. center to center. I’m trying to find a tool so that I can define the distance between the two circle edges vs doing the math of the radius 1 plus radius 2 plus the distance between (that I measured).

Is this tool hiding somewhere? I’m working on the iPad software.

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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:** [October 3, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measuring-distance-between-circle-edges/28242/2 "2023-10-03T07:02:49Z")

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Hi,

For this, activate the Measure tool on the bottom left of the screen, then select the edges of the 2 circles. In the Measurement panel, you will see a “Min distance” value, that will be the distance between the 2 closes point of them. You can even pin this value if needed, so it remains visible.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/5/d588aa79174e7400f11703d62f8b3831dcae2977.jpeg)

You can also do the same in Drawings, just select the two circles:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/3/e371cd093875c766758d905c6799f5a26a767a35.png)