measuring tape

[jason1025]

Do we have any type of measuring tape feature in am aside from Guides and grids.

 

 

In other programs you can draw a line between 2 points to measure, thats kind of what im looking for.

[rusty]

Do we have any type of measuring tape feature in am aside from Guides and grids.

 

 

In other programs you can draw a line between 2 points to measure, thats kind of what im looking for.

 

Yes--I'm going by memory but if you select a spline (not a CP) and right click there's an option something like Measure Spline and this returns the length of the selected spline in whatever units the program is currently set to.

 

Hope this helps,

Rusty

 

Edit: A feature that kind of goes along with this is: when drawing a spline, if you hold down--again from memory--it's either shift or ctl and the spline will snap to 0, 45 and 90 degrees.

[jason1025]

Thanks but I cant get it to work for me. and or I dont see the option.

[Rodney]

As Rusty suggests, if you draw any spline consisting of two Control Points and select the spline via the Comma key the length of it can be measured by Right Clicking and selecting "Measure Spline". A Mac user will need to verify that this feature is available but it should be there.

 

Similarly any distance between two (and three) Control Points can be measured by selecting a spline, Right Clicking and choosing "Plugins/Wizards/Measure CP Distance". In the latter case the whole distance of the spline can be measured regardless of the number of CPs on the spline but if a portion of the spline is selected you'll get direct distance between the two splines plus the distance to the spline just beyond (as if you were measuring that section of the spline.

 

This is handy not only for straight but for curved splines as well.

 

For me the "Measure Spline" option will not show up unless selecting the spline with the Comma key.

The "Plugins/Wizard/Measure CP Distance" option appears regardless of how I group/select the spline.

[jason1025]

thanks, the , key was the trick

[robcat2075]

UPDATE FROM THE FUTURE:

Since this thread was made, a new option has been added... Measure Distance.

In Modeling Mode, Shift-select any two points. They don't need to be on the same spline....

 

on the selection and choose Measure Distance

 

A popup will report the distance.