Measurement tool - PIX4Dfields

Measurement tool

The Measure tool is used to measure distances or areas. Measurements are temporary until saved as a permanent annotation. Once saved as an annotation, it can be exported as GeoJSON, KML, or Shapefile.

Create measurements

To create measurements:

• Click the Annotation tool.
• Select one of the following markers:
  • Line: Shows the length (m/ft).
  • Area: Shows the surface (ha/ac).
• Left-click to start drawing the object in the map view.
• Click the check () to end the drawing.
• (Measurements can be saved only as annotations) Enter a Title and Description and click CREATE.

Edit measurements

• Double-click the annotation to edit in the annotation tab on the right board or directly on the map. Or click the edit icon next to the annotation object on the right board.
• Click the edit icon in the edit annotation dialogue box.
• For lines and areas:
  • Drag the white dots to modify the area or line.
  • Click the "plus" sign to create more vertices.
  • To remove a vertex, click and drag it on top of another vertex. Wait until a red halo appears around the selected vertex, then release the mouse button. This will delete the vertex.
• Click the checkmark to accept the edited area, line, or point geometry, or click the X to cancel and leave the annotation unchanged.
• Add a description in the description part of the annotation dialogue box.
• Images can be attached.
• Save the edited annotation with the Save button.