Drawing measurements

Add measurement annotations to your drawings to estimate actual sizes. You can add annotations to measure distances, perimeters, and areas.

Note: Measurements in ProjectSight are approximations only.

Measurements tool: Calibration, distance, perimeter, and area

The Measurements tool is located on the Drawings annotation toolbar, and includes the Calibration, Distance, Perimeter, and Area annotation tools.

Figure 1. Measurement tools: Calibration, distance, perimeter, and area tools

The calibration, distance, perimeter, and area tool located in the measurements tool on the drawing annotations toolbar

  1. Calibration tool
    Note: calibration must be added before the Distance, Perimeter, or Area tools are activated.
  2. Distance tool
  3. Perimeter tool
  4. Area tool

Calibration

Before you add your first measurement annotation, you must calibrate the drawing to set the default scale. The calibration is personal to each user and unique to each drawing revision.

When you calibrate or recalibrate a drawing, existing annotations and previous revisions aren't affected by the new default scale. You can change the scale of an annotation in the drawing, and that doesn't change the calibration of the drawing.

Note: If your calibration is already set, the measurement tools are available in the annotation toolbar. You can recalibrate the drawings at any time.
Figure 2. Calibration is set and measuring tools are available

Calibration is set and measurement tool options are enabled.

Snapping

Toggle snapping on to enhance your control over annotation placement and precision. If snapping is on when you draw a measurement annotation your lines are moved automatically to the nearest point or line in the drawing.

Once you turn on snapping, it will apply to any modifications you make to your annotation, as well as for the next measurement annotation you create.

Note: The snapping default setting is off. You must toggle snapping on each time you open a drawing.
Figure 3. iOS device

To toggle snapping on or off for an iOS device, select a measurement annotation, select Edit, select Style, and then in the Snapping section, select the toggle to turn it on or off.

Snapping toggled on in the style drawer

Figure 4. Android device

To toggle snapping on or off for an Android device, select a measurement annotation, select Edit, select Style Style icon, and then in the Snap to points section, select the toggle to turn it on or off.

Snap to points, or snapping, toggled on in the style drawer.

For more information on creating and editing measurement annotations see: