To highlight selected areas when measuring a region surface

[markGlthen]

Currently using the command "Measure" to measure some specific faces has been very difficult, since the command allows the selection of only two faces at a time and does not highlight the faces that have already been selected.

As a suggestion, I would like to be allowed to make a pre-selection with as many faces as necessary or else, that the selected faces are highlighted.

[ary_nascimento]

This will be a great improvement. Inventor users need to get areas from many faces.

[Pedro_H_Trimailovas]

This would greatly facilitate the workflow of those who need to highlight the total area of ​​complex profiles in their projects

[vinicius.moreira]

This improvement will be so helpful for complex profiles!!

[markGlthen]

2017:

2017

2021:

2021

[JelteDeJong]

This could be done with an iLogic rule. First select some faces. then run this (external) rule.

Dim doc As PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document
Dim totalArea As Double = 0.0

For Each item As Face In doc.SelectSet
    If item.Type = ObjectTypeEnum.kFaceObject Then
        Dim face As Face = item
        totalArea = totalArea + face.Evaluator.Area
    End If
Next

totalArea = totalArea * 100
MsgBox(Math.Round(totalArea, 6) & " mm^2")

[SchalkJordaan]

To customize or modify commands/data/parameters in Inventor is good, but Autodesk should make it as user friendly as possible for the users. Especially when certain commands/functions (like in this case) was available and effective, it could have been carried over in new versions. Not all designers/draughtsmen are familiar with customization or creation additional rules - it only frustrate them.