Use Area to measure floors, slabs, wall faces on elevations, and other surfaces. Check your drawing scale against a known dimension before measuring.
Measure a surface
Select Area in the bottom toolbar.
For a rectangle, turn on Draw boxes and drag between opposite corners. For an irregular shape, click around its perimeter.
Click Finish or press Enter.
Name the measurement in Area Properties, such as Kitchen tile.
Cut out uncovered areas or openings
Select your area measurement.
Click Cutout.
Trace or drag a box over each area to exclude.
Review the reduced total in Quantities and click Done.
Examples include counters and islands where the specified floor finish is excluded, or windows in a brick elevation. Follow the project’s actual scope when deciding what to subtract.
Add several rooms to one measurement
Select the named measurement and use Add area to include more rooms with the same finish. Finish each outline, then click Done. Their combined quantity appears under that measurement’s name.
Review Properties and quantities
Click a measurement to reopen its Properties. Check its name, units, and total. Areas can also use Volume or Slope when appropriate. Add optional Smart Scopes and set their options to match the drawings when you need additional assembly quantities.