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 Measure or Annotation tool.
• Select one of the following markers:
  • Line: Shows the length (m/ft).
  • Area: Shows the surface (ha/ac).
• Left-click to start the drawing of 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

• Click the annotation symbol
• Find the annotation at the left bottom of the window.
• Select the annotation to edit
• Toggle on the Edit function (at the bottom right of the window).
• Click the “plus” sign to create more corners or vertices.
• To remove a vertex, drag the dot of the vertex on top of another dot.
• Wait until a red halo appears around the selected vertex then release the mouse button.
• (For polygons) Move the whole polygon by clicking the multi-directional arrow in the center and dragging it.