Taking precise measurements in the CAD viewer used to require clicking blind — snap detection only resolved at the moment you clicked, so you had no visual confirmation of where you'd land until it was too late. Closed area polygons also rendered without any fill, making it hard to see which region you'd bounded.
What's new in the Distance tool
Open the Measure Distance tool from the CAD toolbar. As you move your cursor across the drawing, a small square indicator now tracks the nearest snap point in real time — wall endpoints, midpoints, intersections, and seven other geometry types are all active. The indicator shows you exactly where the next click will land before you commit. After you click the second point to complete a segment, the toolbar stays in Distance mode so you can place the next measurement immediately. No need to re-click the button between measurements.
What's new in the Area tool
The Measure Area tool works the same way: each click places a vertex, and dashed lines with a light provisional fill show the shape you're building as you go. To close the polygon, click within roughly 14 pixels of your first vertex, or let the tool close it automatically when a new edge would cross an existing one. The finished polygon renders with a colored outline, a 20% opacity fill, and a centered area label. When you place multiple polygons, each cycles to a distinct color so they stay easy to distinguish.
Canceling and switching modes
Press ESC at any point to cancel an in-progress measurement cleanly — no partial lines or stuck state left behind. Clicking the active toolbar button a second time also exits the mode.
Up to 50 vertices per polygon
Area measurements support up to 50 vertices. For most floor plans this is well beyond what you'll need, but if you're tracing a complex mechanical room or a non-rectangular retail footprint with many jogs, the limit won't get in your way.