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To determine the area of an arbitrary shape, use the Area 
command.
Step-by-step instructions
1.Pick a point inside the closed area. The shape to be measured will be highlighted in color. The name of the resulting shape will appear in the Objects field on the Parameter Panel. Shapes configuring details can be found below.
2.Configure the measurement parameters. Details...
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To calculate area, you can only use the objects located in the current view (see section Changing view status). |
You can quickly view the measurement results, or you can enter them in Information window.
When you quickly view the measurement results, the area of the selected shape is displayed next to the cursor. You can view the area values of other shapes by moving the cursor to them. Click inside the curves in sequence to add measurement results to the Information window.
You can save or print the measurement results. For this purpose use the Information Window menu commands.
3.To complete the command, click Finish 
on the Parameters panel or close the Information window.
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To measure the area and calculate the geometric center coordinates of a complex shape consisting of several parts and/or having holes, use the CMP Calculation of 2D Shapes. |
Shapes configuration
To measure the surface of a closed area select a point inside it. The shape to be measured will be highlighted in color. The name of the resulting shape will appear in the Objects field on the Parameter Panel, while the area of the shape will be displayed in the Information window.
In the same manner you can configure several closed areas. Names of the resulting shapes appear in the Objects field. The list of measured areas will be displayed in the Information window. At the end of the list the sum of all measured values is displayed.
To remove any shape from the list select it again or delete the name of the shape from the Objects field. The list in the field will be reindexed, and the relevant shape will be de-selected. The shape area record will be deleted from the Information window, and the sum of areas will be recalculated.
Using the elements of the Parameter Toolbar you can calculate the area of the following shapes.
•Shapes formed by a set of geometric objects. To do that, click Assemble Contour 
on the Parameter Panel, and then specify the contour segments. After the contour is created the measurement result will be displayed in the Information window. More details on assembly of the contour...
•Shapes with boundaries non-existent in the drawing. To do this, click Construct polyline 
on the Parameter Panel. A temporary broken line will be created. After the contour is created the measurement result will be displayed in the Information window. More details on creating a temporary broken line...
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The areas of these figures are always included in the calculation as a whole, i.e. analysis of their relative positions is not performed. For example, if the figures intersect, their total area will be counted twice, not once. |
