# Measurement: distance & area

Rayon's takeoff tools can be found in the **`Utilities`** menu of the **bottom toolbar** or triggered via [**shortcuts**](/documentation/design/shortcuts.md).

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### **Distance `DS`**

**Mode**: Polyline

* Click to **set the measurement start point**; using the **`Polyline`** mode, you can also decide whether to measure one segment or multiple ones at once.
* As you click to set measurement points, **the total distance measured will appear in the toolbar.**
* By the end of the command, **the control points can be adjusted** to correct the measured distance.

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### **Area `AA`**

* Click on the canvas to **define the outline** of measured area. The **size of the surface** will appear at the center of the outline.
* By the end of the command, **the control points of the area can be adjusted** to correct the surface outline.

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