Measure

  • Updated on Oct 24, 2024
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Measure distances, areas, or diameters accurately with simple tools, and access precise coordinates for better project insights.

Simple measure

To measure a distance:

  1. Select the simple measure tool in the toolbar,

  2. Place the two points of the measure on your environment

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

Info

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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