Displaying area in Square Meters in AutoCAD LT

[autocad1878]

Good morning, 

I have an drawing and need to know the area, I can use the measurement tool to get a figure, but I can't use that figure to work out the area?? 

Can you help ?

@autocad1878, 

john.vellek has edited your subject line for clarity: Area

[h_s_walker]

If you're talking about the blue dashed line area is one of the items listed in PROPERTIES (Ctrl+1) or Right Click and choose PROPERTIES

[autocad1878]

Sorry I'm trying to work out meter squared area?

[h_s_walker · Accepted solution]

See the attached video showing how to use the calculator in the properties to find the area you require

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @autocad1878,

Have you figured out how to calculate the  area in AutoCAD LT? It looks like @h_s_walker has given you some great help.

If you have a closed polyline you can simply select it and it will show the area in the Properties palette. If you have a bunch of lines you can edit them using PEDIT to make them a closed polyline or you can also use BO (Boundary) to drop in a polyline.

If the display of the area is in MM and you want Meters, an easy way to get this to display is with a Field.

I made a quick video of that process for you.

I hope this helps.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[autocad1878]

Sorry, I'm not always online. Fantastic guys thank you so much for your help.

Both Videos helped me achieve what I needed.

[Anonymous]

How is it possible to do this in Auto Cad 2014 LT?

I want my area to be viewed in square meter units instead of long millimetre number!

Thank you!

[steven-g]

Have you watched the two screencast's? Both these methods will work in AutoCAD LT 2014

[MajaMaliszewska]

This gave me the wrong result. I had to type in 0.000001 to convert sq mm to sq m?

[MajaMaliszewska]

Also, how do you use it as a permanent solution, instead of typing in every time, you would have an option to display the area in meters?

[h_s_walker]

@MajaMaliszewska No there is no permanent solution.

[vladimirvay]

Thank you very much!