Calculating combined areas

You can find the total area of several entities or defined areas. You can also subtract the areas of entities or polygons from a running total.

To calculate the total area of entities

   1   Do one of the following to choose Total Area ():

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Total Area (in Inquiry).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Inquiry > Total Area.

    On the Inquiry toolbar, click the Total Area tool.

    Type totalarea and then press Enter.

   2   Select the entities you want to calculate the area for.

The following type of information is displayed:

Total area = 62.3837 sq. units

   3   Continue selecting (or deselecting) entities to display the running total area.

   4   When finished, press Enter.

To add areas to calculate a combined area    

   1   Do one of the following to choose Area ():

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Area (in Inquiry).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Inquiry > Area.

    On the Inquiry toolbar, click the Area tool.

    Type area and then press Enter.

   2   Choose Add.

   3   Using one of the following methods, identify the first area:

    Specify points defining a polygon, and then press Enter. Continue to specify points to define more areas to include in calculations.

    Choose Entity, select the entities you want to add, and then press Enter to complete the calculations.

    4    To complete the command, press Enter.

To subtract areas when calculating a combined area    

   1   Do one of the following to choose Area ():    

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Area (in Inquiry).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Inquiry > Area.

    On the Inquiry toolbar, click the Area tool.

    Type area and then press Enter.

   2   Choose Add.

   3   Using one of the following methods, identify the total area to subtract from:

    Specify points defining a polygon, and then press Enter. Continue to specify points to define more areas to include in calculations

    Choose Entity, select the entities you want to add to the total running area, and then press Enter to complete the calculations.

   4   Choose Subtract.

   5   Using one of the following methods, identify the area to be subtracted:

    Specify points defining a polygon, and then press Enter. Continue to specify points to define more areas to subtract from the total running area.

    Choose Entity, select the entities you want to subtract, and then press Enter to complete the calculations.

   6   To complete the command, press Enter.