How to Measure a Curve in Adobe Illustrator

[@loriparadis2621]

I work on apparel patterns in Illustrator and I have been looking for this answer for so long. So glad you posted this. You just made my life a lot easier.

[@CaryHawkins]

Glad to hear it! It's always nice to learn a simpler way to do things. What kind of apparel do you work on?

[@satyricon451]

This video is immensely useful. I’ve been using my stopgap technique in which I made a brush composed of 7.2pt circles that scale to an inch at 1:10. To get the length I’d have to count the circles. It wasn’t precise but it was good enough. The technique here is exactly what I needed. It’s far more precise and easier to manage. I should’ve looked it up years ago. Kudos to you!

[@CaryHawkins]

That's great to hear!

[@essyjae]

I have been looking for a way to do this for years! Thank you so much for making this video - very helpful!

[@CaryHawkins]

I was in the same boat. Isn't it nice to find a hidden feature like this?

[@fixitfixation5891]

AWESOMMMEEE!!! Thanks - needed to calculate the length of neon glass tubing, very curvy because it's sign letters, in order to select the right transformer voltage - this will help a lot!

[@CaryHawkins]

That's great! Glad this was useful to you.

[@yosephseyoum7650]

so helpful. i've been using illustrator for morethan three years and I didn't know illustrator could do that.😀

[@CaryHawkins]

Sweet! I'm glad you got something useful out of this video.

[@DesignsByMissM]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!!

[@quengo7169]

Im a non AI user, but this tutorial proves super useful. Thanks.

[@vanessasoto4431]

Loved your video.. im trying to make shaped boxes with a cricut and this has helped me a lot.. thank you.. do you know if this can be done in photoshop?

[@CaryHawkins]

I don't think so because it isn't a vector format program.

[@gsgs409]

Many thanks! I am trying to create a greyhound coat sewing pattern from scratch and had no idea how to translate the custom dog measurements into the actual pattern! xxx

[@MahealaniCoila]

Such great information that I subscribed! Thank you!

[@CaryHawkins]

Great! Welcome to the channel!

[@adamweiss6429]

Great tutorial! This will help me so much. Thanks!

[@CaryHawkins]

Thanks for the feedback! Which part was most useful: finding the length of a curve or making a 3D model of the design?

[@fortheloveofgoldfish2697]

@@CaryHawkins where to find the info at 3:16 was most helpful Thank you :)

[@JayMandos]

Sweet!!!! This helps me out tremendously!!!

[@CaryHawkins]

Great!

[@arkan7rb]

thank you very very much for long time i wanted to get any info about how to do it even if not exactly what i needed but its better than nothing i was wondering if i can measure a design if it well fit on a real world object the curve ....etc so when i print the design and for-example need to put it on a cuvered arrow in real world how would i be sure it well fit, sorry for the stupid question but i learn from internet cant afford class's, any info how or whats it called to research about the correct topic i well be very thankful greetings from Yemen

[@CaryHawkins]

For that, I would measure the arrow with a soft tape measure and just make your art to that size.

[@sakikomatsui1985]

Thanks Cary!

[@マラ-f6c]

Thank you!

[@CeNadraz]

thank you very much!

[@graphicdesigning9167]

Thanks so much, measuring is possible now.

[@CaryHawkins]

The more you know... *star shoots over head*

[@LL-ue5vg]

Can you find the length of the curve on the ipad version?

[@CaryHawkins]

Not sure. I pretty much only design with my desktop. Let me know if this method works or not.

[@DeadlyGamingKing]

You're a godsend, thank you.

[@CaryHawkins]

Awesome! Glad I was helpful.

[@619jeevan]

Useful ,Thank you

[@CaryHawkins]

You are welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

[@YAHIABENFREELANCER]

thank you for watching

[@CaryHawkins]

Thank you too

[@stevesalter3859]

ponderous! point please!

[@pauposts]

Nice

[@CaryHawkins]

Thanks!

[@reyadarbia9662]

100 like

[@sharkerslingshots]

... real world use metric system

[@CaryHawkins]

I wish we did too. It's so much easier to do the math!

[@sharkerslingshots]

@@CaryHawkins your tutorial itself is very helpful :). But yeah I'm always very confused, when someone use imperial system

[@yourrecommend525]

Nice

[@CaryHawkins]

Thanks!