Distances and Angles

All measurements originate on the lower Contextual tile toolbar. For standard ReCap users, this provides access to the basic distance tools and the Note tool. Advanced measurement options are available only to ReCap Pro users. Pro web users have a subset of this functionality available as well, but since it relies strictly on the RealView environment, some of the advanced measurement options are not available. Notes, Markup, Freehand, and Ortho measurements are available in the web interface.

You can use the measurement tools to determine

The distance between two points
Orthogonal distances related to the two primary points
The angle formed by three points
The angle of one face to another
The distance to objects from the circumference or center of cylindrical objects, as well as their diameter and coordinates

Note: Working in 3D space can be tricky. Be sure to view these measurements from different viewpoints to make sure you have snapped to the correct points.

Access the Distance Menu through the lower Contextual tool menu, typically through an annotative or measurement tile. This generates the Distance Menu flyout.

Freehand Distance

The Freehand distance tool is available in 3D and RealView mode and simply defines the linear distance and x, y, and z coordinates after selecting 2 points. You can toggle through the Distance Menu by pressing the Shift key to define your endpoint with a different tool (such as measuring the distance to the center of a pipe or selecting an endpoint orthogonal to the x axis).

You can also view your distance measurement's angles relative to the floor (xy plane) through the Freehand tool in 3D or RealView mode. For accurate representations of angle measurements relative to your selections, you use the Faces or 3-Point tools available from the main Contextual tile menu.

3-Point and Faces

Faces and 3-Point tools measure angles. Placing a an angle measurement is very simple and can be derived quickly by selecting 3 points or 2 faces, depending on the mode selected.

3-Point

Faces

Additional Distance Features

A number of extra distance features can reveal additional functionality for obtaining specific measurements. In the example above, we can see that the distance tool provides real-time feedback on the distance between the two primary points as well as secondary information around the x, y, and z planes of the scene.

As with the rest of the measurement tools, endpoints can be repositioned at any time through simply clicking and dragging, measurements can be copied to the clipboard and pasted into essentially any program, physical representation of the measurement can be hidden through the "eye" icon, and notes and/or images can be attached.

Ortho Snap

You can also switch into any of the Ortho Snap modes at any time by pressing the Shift key until your reach your desired tool, or directly through the Distance Menu flyout.

Once Ortho mode is activated, your chosen tool provides measurements based on the horizontal and vertical axes related to the two points.

The longer of the two lines is selected by default. You can switch between the selected measurements with the Shift key.