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Measure on the plan
Click two points on the plan of a level to read the distance and the X and Y differences, chain more clicks for a running total, and keep nothing in the model.
Written for BimCraft 0.9. The same help is inside the app: press F1.
What you'll do
Check a length on the plan of a level, such as a room width or the distance between two grid lines, without adding anything to the model. To measure in the 3D view instead, see Measure distances, face areas and locations in 3D.
Steps
- Show the plan of the level you want: Plan for the plan alone, or Split.
- In the Draw group, click Measure. With only the plan shown you can press MM instead.
- Click the first point. Points snap to walls, grid lines and columns.
- Click the second point. A dimension line shows the distance, and the status line gives the distance with the X and Y differences.
- To measure on, click a third point. Each leg is measured and the total is added.
- Hold ⇧Shift while you click to keep the leg straight from the one before.
- Press EscEsc to clear the measure, or pick another tool.
Notes
- Nothing is written to the model, and the dimension is gone when you clear it. For dimensions that stay, see Wall assemblies and reference dimensions.
- With the 3D view on screen, MM stays the 3D Measure. ⇧MShift+M is Move.
- The distance uses the display unit you chose in Settings.