Distance Between Two Entities

This command reports the average, minimum and maximum distances between two entities. For example, this command can be used to find the minimum distance between a right-of-way polyline and a property perimeter polyline. The supported entities include polylines, lines and arcs. The reports the coordinates along the two entities at the minimum and maximum distances.

Prompts

Select first polyline, line or arc: pick a polyline
Select second polyline, line or arc: pick a polyline
Average distance 15.335
Maximum distance 50.592 at 1929333.693,231112.910 and 1929297.650,231148.413
Minimum distance 11.870 at 1929473.749,231310.277 and 1929465.293,231318.606

Pulldown Menu Location: Centerline
Keyboard Command: minmax2
Prerequisite: Two entities