I commented on Civil3D.com, but thought I would add it here:
The program calculates the distance from where you click, not from the center of the structure or from the Center of pipe. So if you remember where you clicked from and measure to the end of the pipe you will get the correct distance. So if you want to use the method you need to make sure you click at the center of the structure or the center of the pipe. So not really a bug since this is how it is in all other commands, but not the expected result.
I tried it with the nearest OSNAP and didn’t get the correct value when going from the center of the pipe. I suspect that is pulling the actual elevation of the pipe centerline rather than the 2d length. I tried to set the elevation picker to 0 in both 2007 and 2008, but in 2007 its not showing correctly and in 2008 its not turned on and I don’t know how to turn it on.
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