Function Description:
The Lateral Area measurement command is used to calculate lateral area of building.
The Lateral Area is product of length and height.
The length of building could be measured by specifying points, or by entering the value.
Operations:
Step 1: click “Lateral Area” command to start it. There is a new checkbox on the measurement panel, it is used to display the status of measurement result. If checked ,it means to keep measurement result on the drawing; otherwise the result disappears.
Step 2: specify the length, you could specify points or enter the value.
Step 3: specify the height value.
Step 4: click “Calculate” to get lateral area.
Tips:
(1) If the checkbox is checked, it means you want to mark measurement result, when you click “ √ ”,it will keep the area result on the drawing and end the command. Click “× ” to give up the current measurement result and end the command.
If the checkbox is unchecked, whether click “ √ ” or “× ”, the measurement result will not be marked on the drawing.
If you want to change text color, you could click the Color icon and choose another color.
If you want to change text height, you could click the Text Height icon to display the Text Height Settings dialog box. The text height is adaptive screen by default, and it could be edited by entering a new value or matching by selecting a existing text in the drawing.
(2) it supports to display area results in meters (m) in settings.
(3) long press in the value box and choose “Copy” option to copy measurement result.