area calculation annotation

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i have a closed shape that i would like to get the area of. i know there is a "measure area" tool and that gives me acres or sq ft. a while back we used to use a tool that would annotate the area of the closed object. 
 i also found in inroads how to do an "area" of an element which is what im trying to do with microstation but i dont know how to get inroads to divide that area (sq. ft.) by 9. the attached image is me trying to get it to divide the area by 9 and annotate the result. 
 if someone could help id appreciate it. 
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Judy Wong · Answer

You may find this wiki helpful too : Text Fields - Auto Updating Annotations > https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/12506/text-fields---auto-updating-annotations

Jon Summers · Answer

Lorys said: I dont think Bentley have an updated Atools mdl for CE 
 You don't need it: with MicroStation CONNECT, create a text field linked to whatever element you want to measure. Attach an element property to that text field. Bingo: auto-update annotation. You can use this approach to annotate lines, areas, solids and other elements. You can adjust the text field format to display values in units other than your DGN master units (MU): for example, if your MU are mm , your can choose to display area in m&sup2; . 
 Use a Report to create a table of data about elements: you can place a report as table in your DGN model or export it to Excel. 
 AreaAnnotator makes it slicker, and adds some other functionality that people have requested.

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