Measure Distance on the Map

You can measure the distance along a path on the map.

1.     Click the Tools button and select Measurement.
The Measurement Tools window appears.

2.     Click the Distance tab.

Tip - Click the Auto-create layers checkbox to automatically add measurements you create to a drawing layer.

3.     Click on the map to select a start point.

4.     Move the mouse to a second point and click.

5.     Continue to select points to draw and define the path to be measured.

6.     Double click to select an end point. (The illustration below depicts a sample path.)

7.     The Measurement Result section displays the total distance of the path.