Measurements

All measuring functions are described in this page. Availability will depend on the product and the license in use. See Orbit Products Feature List & Comparison

Overview of all 3D measurements.

• Conditions : Only if applicable.
• How to measure : Sequences of coordinate measurements to complete 3D measurement.
• Results : Measurement metadata.

Point
Point measurement.
How to measure : (1) point.
Result : xyz coordinate of measured point.

Point height to ground
Point measurement and height above approximate street surface¹⁾.
Conditions : Mapping Run including definition of camera height above ground. Street-level image view.
How to measure : (1) point.
Results : xyz coordinate of measured point and height above approximate street surface.

Point drop to ground
Point measurement dropped to approximate street surface and height above this surface. ²⁾.
Conditions : Mapping Run including definition of camera height above ground. Street-level image view.
How to measure : (1) point.
Results : xyz coordinate of measured point dropped to approximate street surface and height above this surface.

Point height to horizontal reference plane
Point measurement and height above horizontal reference plane.
How to measure : (1) horizontal ground reference plane point, (2) point of interest.
Results : xyz coordinate of measured point and height above horizontal reference plane.

Point drop to horizontal reference plane
Point measurement dropped to horizontal reference plane and height above this reference plane.
How to measure : (1) horizontal ground reference plane point, (2) point of interest.
Results : xyz coordinate of measured point dropped to horizontal reference plane and height above this plane.

Distance XYZ
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) start point, (2) end point.
Results : xyz distance between measured points, slope and slant.

Distance XYZ, XY and Z
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) start point, (2) end point.
Results : xy and z distance between measured points, slope and slant.

Distance XY and Z
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) start point, (2) end point.
Results : xyz, xy and z distance between measured points, slope and slant.

Distance Horizontal measurement
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : measure 2 coordinates.
Results : xy distance between measured points.

Distance Vertical measurement
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : measure 2 coordinates.
Results : z distance between measured points.

Perpendicular distance to reference line
Perpendicular distance measurement between a horizontal reference line and a point.
How to measure : (1) reference line 1st point, (2) reference line 2nd point, (3) point of interest.
Results : xyz, xy and z perpendicular distance between reference line and measured point, slope.

Perpendicular distance to reference plane
Perpendicular distance measurement between a reference plane and a point.
Conditions : Point cloud required, 3D Hover is used to get reference plane from initial point measurement.
How to measure : (1) reference plane point, (2) point of interest.
Results : xyz distance and xyz coordinate of measured point.

Distance Vertical measurement with first measurement on the ground
Distance measurement, straight line between 2 coordinates.
How to measure : measure 2 coordinates, the first one on the ground.
Results : z distance between measured points.

Free line
Poly-line measurement.
How to measure : (1) 1st point, (2) optional intermediate points, (3) last point by stop measurement.
Results : xyz, xy en z length.

Ridge (auto completed)
Auto completed ridge measurement.
Conditions : Direct file access to point cloud³⁾. Dense and accurate point cloud. Orbit 3DM Feature Extraction Standard and Pro.
How to measure : (1) any point on ridge. Or combine with Object Snapping to (2) specify direction point to auto complete ridge.
Results : xyz, xy and z length.

Solid Road Marking (auto completed)
Auto completed solid road markings measurement.
Conditions : Direct access to dense and accurate point cloud, including values for intensity. Use of MM Projects is not supported.
How to measure : (1) start point, (2) direction point to auto complete road marking.
Results : xyz, xy and z length.

Dashed Road Marking (auto completed)
Auto completed dashed road markings measurement.
Conditions : Direct access to dense and accurate point cloud, including values for intensity. Use of MM Projects is not supported.
How to measure : (1) start point 1st dash, (2) end point 1st dash, (3) end point 1st gap (equals start point 2nd dash).
Results : xyz, xy and z length.

Rail (auto completed)
Auto completed rail measurement.
Conditions : Direct access to dense and accurate point cloud. Use of MM Projects is not supported. .
How to measure : (1) any point on rail 1, (2) 2nd point on rail 1, (3) any point on rail 2.
Results : xyz, xy and z length.

Catenary Curve
Catenary curve measurement.
How to measure : (1) catenary start point, (2) catenary end point, (3) any point on catenary curve.
Results : Distance over curve, clearance and span.

Catenary Curve and Clearance
Catenary curve measurement and lowest clearance to horizontal ground reference plane.
How to measure : (1) horizontal ground reference plane point, (2) catenary start point, (3) catenary end point, (4) any point on catenary curve.
Results : Distance over curve, clearance and span, x, y, z.

Catenary Curve (auto completed)
Auto completed catenary curve measurement.
Conditions : Direct access to dense and accurate point cloud. Use of MM Projects is not supported.
How to measure : (1) any point on catenary curve. Combine with <Ctrl> to measure all parallel wires between two poles. Results : Distance over curve, clearance and span.

Catenary Curve and Clearance (auto completed)
Auto completed catenary curve and lowest clearance measurement.
Conditions : Direct access to dense and accurate point cloud. Use of MM Projects is not supported.
How to measure : (1) ground reference point, (2) any point on catenary curve.
Results : Distance over curve, clearance and span, x,y,z.

Free area
Area measurement.
How to measure :(1) 1st point, (2) 2nd point, (3) optional intermediate points, (4) last point by stop measurement.
Results : xyz, xy area and xyz, xy, z length.

Vertical rectangular area
Vertical rectangular area measurement defined by 2 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) bottom left corner, (2) diagonal opposite corner.
Results : xyz area.

Horizontal rectangular area
Horizontal rectangular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) any corner, (2) adjacent corner, (3) any point on segment opposite to segment (1,2).
Results : xy area.

Vertical rectangular area
Vertical rectangular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) any corner, (2) horizontal adjacent corner, (3) any point on segment opposite to segment (1,2).
Results : xyz area.

Vertical rectangular area with ground
Vertical rectangular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) measure one side on ground, as distance, (2) measure any point on the opposite side.
Results : xyz area.

Horizontal rectangular area with ground
Horizontal rectangular area measurement defined by 4 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) measure one point on ground, as distance, (2) measure one side at the desired height, as distance, (3) measure any point on the opposite side.
Results : xyz area, distance Z

Free horizontal area with ground
Vertical rectangular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) measure one point on the ground(2) measure sequence of coordinates at the desired height, (3) stop
Results : xyz area, distance Z

Free Horizontal circular area with radius
Horizontal circular area measurement defined by 2 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) center of the object (2) any point on the circle perimeter
Results : xyz area, xyz lenght, xyz radius, x center, y center, z center

Free Horizontal circular area with 3 points
Horizontal circular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) any point on the circle perimeter (2) any point on the circle perimeter (3) a point on the circle perimeter to define the arc
Results : xyz area, xyz lenght, xyz radius, x center, y center, z center

Rectangular volume
Rectangular volume measurement.
How to measure : (1) measure baseline as 2 points, (2) measure any point on the diagonal opposite baseline to finish measurement.
Results : Volume, baseline 1, baseline 2 and height.