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MeasureLengths

Alibre Design addon for measuring entity and edge lengths.

Measuring 3D edges

Features

  • Measure lengths of 2D/3D sketches and 3D edges
  • Supports lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, B-splines, and circular arcs
  • Unit selection (centimeters, etc.) with a dropdown
  • Auto-Measure mode for quick selection-based measurement
  • Displays total length and entity count summary
  • Tabular results with type, length, start/end coordinates, and geometric details
  • Copy Results button for exporting measurements to clipboard

Full results view with multiple entity types

Installation

Download and run MeasureLengths-1.0.0-Setup.exe. The addon scripts are installed to:

C:\Program Files\Alibre Design Add-Ons\MeasureLengths\

Usage

  1. Open a part or assembly in Alibre Design
  2. Launch the Measure Lengths addon
  3. Select edges or sketches in the viewport
  4. View individual and total length measurements in the results table
  5. Click Copy Results to copy the formatted output to your clipboard

Note: Hold shift to add to the selection to measure multiple sketches or edges at once. The results will update dynamically as you select or deselect entities.

Sample Output

Measure Lengths Results
=========================

Total Length: 742.173032 cm
Entity Count: 20

#	Type	Length	Start	End	Details
--	----	------	-----	---	-------
1	Line (Edge)	0.7620 cm	(-3.497, 4.801, 0.000)	(-3.497, 4.801, 0.762)
2	Arc (Edge)	2.3935 cm	(-3.497, 4.801, 0.000)	(-3.497, 4.801, 0.762)
3	Point (2D)	--	(0.000, 0.000, 0.000)
4	Line (2D)	41.9334 cm	(-19.383, 20.967, 0.000)	(-19.383, -20.967, 0.000)
5	Ellipse (2D)	151.6658 cm			a=33.5475 b=12.2042 cm
6	Circular Arc (2D)	56.6314 cm	(20.757, -30.054, 0.000)	(30.830, 3.948, 0.000)	R=17.7371 cm Angle=182.94 deg
7	B-Spline (2D)	143.8244 cm	(6.600, 12.448, 0.000)	(13.706, 17.818, 0.000)	Order=4 Pts=17
8	Circle (2D)	38.9428 cm			R=6.1979 cm

Known Issues

Reference geometry is included in measurements, which may not be desired. Future updates may add options to exclude reference geometry.

Contribution

Contributions to the codebase are not currently accepted, but questions and comments are welcome.

Additional Resources

NA

Acknowledgment and License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Credit & Citation

Alibre Forum - Inspiration

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