This command calculates and labels the area of the perimeter
surrounding a picked interior point. The Boundary Polyline
command is used to find the perimeter. Generally, this command will
only work on closed or overlapping objects. Use Area by Lines
& Arcs for other applications. The settings for the area
label and for whether to prompt to create a closed polyline for the
area are under the Area
Defaults command.
Pick point inside area perimeter: pick a point
Pick area label centering point (Enter for none): pick a
point
The area is then plotted at the point selected.
Pulldown Menu Location: Area/Layout
Keyboard Command: ptarea
Prerequisite: Set Area Defaults