Measuring Tools
In the viewer you will find many measurement tools, you can start by opening the measurement menu at the top of your screen.
To drop a measurement point, left-click anywhere on a resource, right-click to stop your measurement. Pressing SPACE will disable left and right clicks, allowing you to move normally without your measurements being affected. Once you have measured, you can move a point by clicking and dragging it.
Angle
The first measurement option is angle measurement. It will allow you to create a triangle, you will then find the angle information of each point.
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Point
The second measurement option is point measurement. It will allow you to drop a single point, giving you its position; this tool is particularly relevant in georeferenced projects.
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Distance
The third measurement option is distance measurement. It will allow you to drop as many points as you want, giving you the distance between each one as well as the total distance from the first to the last point.
Don't forget to right-click to stop adding points!
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Ground distance
The fourth measurement option is ground distance measurement. It will allow you to drop as many points as you want, giving you the distance between each one as well as the total distance from the first to the last point. The difference with the standard distance is that it does not take the Z axis into account, only the horizontal distance is calculated.
Don't forget to right-click to stop adding points!
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Circle
The fifth measurement option is circular measurement. This will allow you to create a circle using 3 points. This measurement will then give you the radius and circumference of the circle, as well as the position of its center.
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Delta
The sixth measurement option is the delta measurement. It will allow you to place 2 points, it will then give you the regular distance between these 2 points, but also and above all the values of the X, Y and Z axes.
The Z value being the difference in height between the 2 points, this measurement is unofficially called “height”.
The X value corresponds to the difference on the East/West axis.
The Y value corresponds to the difference on the North/South axis.
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Floor area
The seventh measurement option is floor area measurement. It will allow you to place as many points as you want, giving you the distance between each one as well as the floor space of the drawn area. The area calculation does not take the Z axis into account, allowing you to get the exact ground area even if your points are not 100% perfectly placed on the ground.
Don't forget to right-click to stop adding points!
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Area
The eighth measurement option is area measurement. It will allow you to drop as many points as you want, giving you the distance between each one as well as the area of the drawn area. The first 3 points that you release will be the reference of the plan, which will be used by all the following points. Once the surface orientation is set, there is no way to change it. We therefore recommend that you place the first 3 points to correctly create this surface, then move them.
Don't forget to right-click to stop adding points!
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
Volume
The ninth measurement option is volume measurement. It will allow you to drop a cube, similar to the cutting box. You can use the different handles to change its position and size. You can learn more about the cutting cube in this article.
Open the project menu and select your measurement for more information and options.
It is possible to change the unit of measurements, to do this, open the settings menu and the General tab, then select the unit you prefer to work with. It will update any metrics already in place and affect any new ones you create.
If you run into any issues, our support team is here to help. Happy exploring!