# New Point to Point in Measuring Tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423 "2023-02-27T18:00:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423/1 "2023-02-27T18:00:42Z")

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I am trying the above new feature. Easy to use on a Rectangle block but I can not get this to work on a circle or something close to a circle. I can tap in the center of the circle and I get one point. I try taping on any edge of said circle; just does not work.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Horvath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Daniel\_Horvath](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Daniel_Horvath)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423/2 "2023-02-28T09:54:18Z")

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Hey Johngerard, thanks for your input!  
Unfortunately there are no guide points on a circle, so point-to-point measurements can’t be provided. If snapping to a circular edge would have been enabled, the position of the point couldn’t be specified accurately.

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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423/3 "2023-04-13T17:40:06Z")

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Bumer, Is there another way to show the diameter? Some times I see the diameter, I think on a plan circle, but usually not on an extruded circle. I usually only get the Circumference of the circle. Most of the time I need to know the Diameter. Rarely do I ever need to know the Circumference measurement. Currently I am trying to figure out why in Simplify3d v5 it is importing my model as 291mm when I thought my model should have been around 106mm. So I went back to Shapr3d to try to remeasure my part to see if it is user error. Although, I have reported this issue before. When I used CURA slicer. In CURA a part that I know should have been 5x or 10x larger imported as 5x or 10x smaller. I was told that .stl files don’t include dimensions. But .3mf files should contain dimensions and I tried importing a .3mf files but same issue. Very frustrating!

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-point-to-point-in-measuring-tool/24423/4 "2023-04-14T07:44:04Z")

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Hi @Johngerard,

Can you please open a support ticket with the problems you mentioned using the link below? Please send us the exported designs and the original Shapr3D files also, we are here to investigate the problems.

[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

Thanks,