This doesn't apply often, but now and then I run into a scenario where I need to know the angle of something. In this case, I need to know the angle of the bend in the pipe, as the designer didn't call out any fittings, and I need to know what to tell my supplier to provide. Can anyone tell me if we have this ability, and maybe I have missed it?

Angle tool is being worked on now. You can offer feedback in the Feature Requests section of Community. Search for "Triangulate Tool or Angle Finder". Here is one of the screenshots:
