Distance Between Points Application - How to

This article is about how to measure distances between points within the CAD file displayed. If you need to perform measurements with the total station between points to get the distance, it is likely that you are looking for the missing line application.

How to Measure the Distance Between Points?

1. Open Your Project: Start by opening any project on your tablet.
2. Open Application: Either from the home screen or from the side menu in CAD view.
   1. If you do not have the 'Distance Between Points Application' in the home screen, select add shortcut and add the application shown below. 
3. Select two Points and Measure: Follow the prompts to get your output.

The points you select should turn red and a red line should appear between them. Next click on the green check point on the right and your measurement information will appear on the upper right hand side.

Understanding the Output

Once you press the green check mark, you can view your output. On the pop-up menu that appears on the upper right hand hand side of the screen you can now see the measurement information. First there are the names of the two points followed by the 'slope length' which measures the complete (diagonal) distance between the points taking the height difference into account. 

Next there is the 'Slope Incline' which gives you the degrees of inclination of the line connecting your two chosen points. 

The 'Horizontal Distance' then gives you the distance not counting differences in height between the points and the 'Height difference' is the vertical distance between the points. 

In the example below, the two points have a height difference of 4.7 m so the 'slope length' or overall distance of 18.3 m is different from the Horizontal distance of 17.7 m.