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6.3 Interaction6.3.4 MeasurementInteraction » MeasurementThe measurement module provides a collection of different distance measurementtools. It also provides a ruler that can be enabled using the corresponding icon in theglobal tool bar. While the ruler is active, it can be placed at any position by holdingdown the shift key and pressing the left mouse button.The main GUI of the measurement module is divided into three parts; the uppersection contains a list of all measurements and is also used to manage these, whilethe middle section displays additional information for the currently selected measurement.The lowest section contains some general options affecting all measurementsincluding the active color scheme or hiding all measurements in the render window.The simplest measurements include point-to-point, point-to-object and objectto-objectmeasurements. Each of these can be created using the context menu169