How to measure line length in Adobe Illustrator

While trying to figure out how long some lines would have to be for my paraglider project, I realized there's no obvious easy way to measure line length, or multiple line lengths, in Adobe Illustrator... until I figured this out. 

Select in the menu Window -> Document Info. In the floating window that pops up click the options menu pull-down in the upper right and select Objects. POW... there ya go. Measurements are shown for the total length of whatever lines you have selected. The units are changable in the Units panel of the main preferences. Awesome. 

A little paragliding nerd time

I've decided to finally finish a "salable" design for my laser cut paraglider. I'm working on the final cut files now and finishing up the little design details. Here's part of it... a pilot! This is version 3, Getting the balance correct through trial and error. 

balance 

I want them to have actual paragliding line and luckily I have a ton of that. Making line rigs and tying hundreds of knots should be fun!