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Version: 24.2.0

Measure and annotate

RealityPlan provides multiple tools to document your space and get relevant information at the right spot and at the right time.


Annotations

The annotation tool allows you to contextually document your space by placing annotations at specific spots in your 3D environment. These annotations can contain text, links, documents and much more !

To place an annotation, your must :

  • Open the annotation tool from the toolbar
  • Click on the point of the environment where you want to place the annotation
  • The object panel will show up for you to fill it up with the relevant information and add attachments if required.

You can also resize the distance between the annotation and its closest surface by simply moving the slider of the "Offset" parameter as you can see on the screenshot above. Color can also be customized to categorize your annotations !

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To later open an annotation you just have to mouse left-click on the annotation pin.

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Double-Clicking on an annotation will teleport you nearby this annotation.

A sound or music may also be added to an annotation to make your environment more immersive.

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This sound can then be spread globally in your environment or only around a certain distance from your annotation. Both sound distance and volume can be changed in the annotation settings.

Measures

Measuring parts of your 3D environment can be useful to validate a fit plan or to check the conformity of your project. RealityPlan offers the possibility to measure distances and areas.

Simple measure

To measure a distance, just select the simple measure tool in the toolbar, then place the two points of the measure on your environment :

For more accuracy, a small target helps you placing the points of your measure on the right surface.

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Like any tool, you can move while placing the measure tool by pressing mouse right-click to switch to navigation controls.

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  • You can delete a measure by selecting it and pressing Delete key
  • You can later edit the measure using the handles at both points
  • You can lock the measure horizontally or vertically by pressing H or V while placing a simple measure, you may also use the toolbar buttons directly to do so.
  • You may enable/disable point snapping (measure point snapping on mesh edges) by pressing B

Area measurement

The area measure tool allows you to accurately measure the surface of a closed area, the angles between the sides of the area and the sides length.

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  • You must close the measure loop for the area surface to show.
  • Area measures are not editable and therefore need to be deleted if you wish to change them.

Diameter measurement (pipe measurement)

The diameter measure tool allows you to accurately measure the diameter of cylindrical objects such as pipes.

To measure a diameter, place your mouse cursor over the object you wish to measure and simply mouse left-click to confirm the measure once it appears. Unlike other measurement tools, the points placed with this tool are not saved into the scene and will disappear after clicking elsewhere.

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  • The accuracy of the diameter measure depends on the quality of the mesh being measured. Having higher quality settings may yield better results.
  • For accurate measures we recommend placing the cursor over a clean surface as demonstrated above.
  • If a measure fails, try placing your cursor on a different location.
  • Diameter measures are not editable and therefore need to be deleted if you wish to change them.

Coordinate pointer

The coordinate pointer tool allows you visualize the xyz coordinates of any point in the environment, enabling you to accurately position objects and plans using coordinate data.


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The coordinates take into account the environment offset to give georeferenced global coordinates from the original pointcloud.