A computer-implemented method for computing a measurement on a set of geometric elements of a modeled object. The method comprises displaying a modeled object and selecting a first geometric element of the modeled object. The method also comprises displaying at least one icon that represents a computable measurement. The icon is selected according to the first geometric element. The method further comprises selecting a second geometric element of the modeled object, computing a measurement represented by the said at least one icon according to the selected first and second geometric elements. Then a value of the computed measurement is displayed.