MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Area Tools Parameters

Used to set parameters for the area tools.

You can access this tool from:
  • Ribbon:Drawing > Analyze > Area Tools
  • Ribbon:Modeling > Analyze > Area Tools




SettingDescription
Settings tab Lets you define the following:
  • Conversion Factor - this value sets the conversion factor for the measured area. The measured area will be divided by this value. For example, conversion factor 2 will convert the measured area to half and conversion factor 0.5 will double the measured area. This is useful while converting one set of units to another.
  • Decimal Accuracy - sets the number of digits to be considered to the right of the decimal point in measurement.
  • Use Comma for Decimal - displays a comma instead of a decimal point.
Prefix tab Lets you create and save prefixes for use while placing area text.


  • Add - adds the prefixes entered in the text field below, to the list of prefixes on the right-hand side.
  • Delete - deletes the selected prefix from the list of prefixes on the right-hand side.
  • Prefixes - lists the added prefixes.
Suffix tab Lets you create and save suffixes to use while placing area text.


  • Add - adds the suffix entered in the text field below, to the list of suffixes on the right-hand side.
  • Delete - deletes the selected suffix in the list of suffixes on the right-hand side.
  • Suffixes - lists the added suffixes.
Key-in: atools < parameters >