Length of a curvilinear path?

[steve_g]

Is anybody aware of a function in PartWorks that tells you the length of a curvilinear line? For example … How many inches of inlay “string” are necessary to inlay a given path.

Thanks, Steve

[adrianm]

1. Click on the Measure tool in the Edit Objects section.
2. Click on the Span / Contour Properties selector.
3. Click on the first span of the vector you want to measure.
4. Make a note of the length displayed in the Measure tool pane.
5. Repeat 3 and 4 moving along each span of the vector
6. Add it all up!

[Brian Moran]

Hi,

If you click on the measure tool and select 'Span / Contour Properties' then click on your vector it will display the perimeter and area as shown in the attached screenshot.

Brian

[adrianm]

Doh, I thought that only worked for closed vectors. :o

[steve_g]

Fantastic! Thanks for the solution guys. And I see that under the vector area the spans are totaled already for me.

Thanks again

Steve