{"id":6409,"date":"2025-02-13T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:10:35","slug":"compute-running-distance-perimeter-cp_perimetr-cadpower-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/compute-running-distance-perimeter-cp_perimetr-cadpower-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Compute Running Distance \/ Perimeter: CP_Perimetr \u2013 CADPower Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>CP_PERIMETER<\/strong> command in <strong>CADPower<\/strong> for <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong> allows users to <strong>calculate running distances, perimeters, and areas<\/strong> by selecting points or objects such as <strong>lines, polylines, and circles<\/strong>. The command dynamically displays the <strong>cumulative distance and area<\/strong> while points are being selected, making it a <strong>practical tool for real-time measurements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> CADPower -&gt; Inquiry Tools -&gt; Inquiry Tools -&gt; Compute running distance\/perimeter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key features include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interactive Perimeter Calculation<\/strong> \u2013 Measure running distances with each <strong>successive point selection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Real-Time Display<\/strong> \u2013 Shows the <strong>cumulative distance (CumP)<\/strong> and <strong>area calculations<\/strong> dynamically as points are picked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Works with Various Entities<\/strong> \u2013 Select <strong>points, lines, polylines, circles<\/strong>, and other supported objects for measurement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automatic Enclosing Area Calculation<\/strong> \u2013 Computes and <strong>displays the polygon area<\/strong> at the end of the command.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Memory Retention for Subsequent Use<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>last calculated perimeter<\/strong> is stored and can be reused in <strong>subsequent runs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Command Options:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reset<\/strong> \u2013 Restart the measurement process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Object<\/strong> \u2013 Select existing objects like lines or polylines for direct calculation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Area<\/strong> \u2013 Display the <strong>area enclosed<\/strong> by the selected points or objects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compatible with Major CAD Platforms<\/strong> \u2013 Works seamlessly in <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD, and ARES Commander<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>CP_PERIMETER<\/strong>, users can <strong>quickly and accurately measure distances, perimeters, and areas<\/strong>, improving efficiency in <strong>site planning, structural design, and utility mapping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The CP_PERIMETER command in CADPower for BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander allows users to calculate running distances, perimeters, and areas by selecting points or objects such as lines, polylines, and circles. The command dynamically displays the cumulative distance and area while points are being selected, making it a practical tool for real-time measurements. CADPower -&gt; Inquiry Tools -&gt; Inquiry Tools -&gt; Compute running distance\/perimeter Key features include: Benefits: With CP_PERIMETER, users can quickly and accurately measure distances, perimeters, and areas, improving efficiency in site planning, structural design, and utility mapping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[25,727,726],"class_list":["post-6409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadpower-commands","tag-cadpower-command","tag-compute-running-distance-perimeter","tag-cp_perimetr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6960,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6409\/revisions\/6960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/cadpower\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}