Manual 3D Measurement Functions

This page describes Manual Measurements only.
For more information on 3D Measurements, see Measure.

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.
Results : xyz coordinates 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 coordinates 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 coordinates 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 coordinates 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 coordinates of measured point dropped to horizontal reference plane and height above this plane.

Center of circle by 3 points on circumference
Circle measurement that can be saved as a point feature.
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 coordinates of measured point in center of the circle, 3D area, 3D lenght of perimeter, 3D radius.

Angle between 2 lines
Angle measurement defined by 2 lines.
How to measure : (1)&(2) 2 coordinates on first line, (3)&(4) 2 coordinates on second line.
Results : xyz coordinates of measured corner point, angle.

Angle with 3 points
Angle measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) Coordinate of corner point, (2) coordinate on first leg of the angle, (3) coordinate on the second leg of the angle.
Results : xyz coordinates of measured corner point, angle.

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

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

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

Fixed horizontal distance parallel to reference line
Fixed horizontal distance measurement between a selected reference line and a point.
Conditions : Enable Linear reference measurement option from 3D Hover settings and select a line vector dataset from dataset list.
How to measure : (1) point of interest.
Results : xyz, xy and z horizontal distance between reference line and measured point. Lenght along reference line.

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.

Vertical distance with Ground
Distance measurement, vertical 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.

Arc with 3 points
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 : lenght xyz, lenght xy, lenght z.

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 to horizontal reference plane
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.

Free catenary curves with varying spacing
Continued measurement of multiple cables with varying spacing. How to measure :
(1a) start of first cable, (1b) start of second cable, (1c) start of third cable, …
(2a) a point on first cable, (2b) a point on second cable, (2c) a point on third cable, …
(3a) end of first cable segment / start of extended first cable segment, 3b) end of second cable segment / start of extended second cable segment, (3c) end of third cable segment / start of extended third cable segment, …
(4) Double click last coordinate measurement and ends object measurement.

Free catenary curves with fixed spacing
Continued measurement of multiple cables with fixed spacing. All cables are parallel to first cable. How to measure :
(1a) start of first cable, (1b) start of second cable, (1c) start of third cable, …
(2) a point on first cable
(3) end of first cable segment / start of extended first cable segment
repeat step (2) and (3)
(4) Double click last coordinate measurement and ends object measurement.

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.

Free rectangular area measurement with 3 points
Rectangular area measurement defined by 3 coordinates.
How to measure : (1) first corner of baseline, (2) second corner of baseline, (3) perpendicular distance from baseline.
Results : xyz, xy area.

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

Vertical rectangular area with 3 points
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 2 points on horizontal edge and 1 intersection
Vertical rectangular area measurement defined by 2 coordinates that define the horizontal baseline, and 1 calculated vertical intersection.
How to measure : (1) any corner, (2) horizontal adjacent corner, (3) any point on segment opposite to segment (1,2).
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.

Squared area with 4 points horizontal 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 area measurement defined by multiple 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.

Circle by 3 points on circumference
Circle measurement 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.

Vertical circular area with radius
Vertical 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.

Vertical circular area with 3 points
Vertical 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.

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.

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.

Squared box
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.

Squared box with Ground
Rectangular volume measurement.
How to measure : (1) measure vertical ribon as 2 points, (2) measure the diagonal opposite corner to finish measurement.
Results : Volume, baseline 1, baseline 2 and height.