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Use the Measure tools and the Measure Tools window to measure areas, angles, and distances within your model.
Transcript
00:03
Measuring distances in Navisworks is useful to help you understand the information in a model.
00:09
A practical use of measurements is that they can be included in markup views
00:14
and sent to the architect or engineer as a request for information, or to the construction superintendent to clarify a situation.
00:22
The measure tools are available from the Review tab of the ribbon, in the Measure panel.
00:29
Expand the Measure drop-down to measure between points on items in the model, with options for:
00:36
Point to Point,
00:38
from one Point to Multiple Points,
00:41
Point Line, the total distance between multiple points along a route,
00:47
or Accumulate, the total of several point-to-point measurements.
00:52
The Angle tools measure the angle between two lines.
00:57
Area calculates an area on a plane.
01:01
Finally, the Single Point tool displays the coordinates of a single point.
01:08
When performing a measurement, such as this Point to Point for example,
01:13
notice that it is snapping to certain points, according to your snap options.
01:19
If you do not open the Measure Tools window, the results of the measurement are displayed in the Scene View.
01:27
However, if with the Measure Tools window open,
01:30
you can see the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the Start and End points,
01:35
together with the Difference and the absolute Distance information.
01:40
Click the Measure Panel icon to open the dockable Measure Tools window,
01:45
which displays the results as you perform measurements in the Scene View.
01:51
This makes it easier to read and follow your measurements.
01:56
This way, you can clearly see the difference between each of the northing, easting, and elevation measurements.
02:06
There are several settings in the Options Editor that can help you to configure your measurements.
02:13
From the Application menu, click Options.
02:18
In the Interface node, select the Snapping page.
02:23
In the Picking section, select the options for where you want the cursor to snap, such as the nearest vertex or edge.
02:33
Switch to the Measure page to adjust the appearance and style of the measure lines.
02:39
For example, you can change the measurement and text colors.
02:46
You can also decide if you want to use current markup or measurement color as the default setting.
02:52
On the Display Units page, change how many Decimal Places you see when measuring.
03:00
Any changes you make take effect immediately in the Scene View.
03:05
Click OK to close the Options Editor.
03:10
Try another measurement with your updated options.
03:15
In this Accumulate example, each point-to-point measurement accumulates for a total calculation.
03:23
Change the view to look at the angle of the roof.
03:27
From the Measure drop-down, select Angle.
03:33
Select one spot on the line, the vertex point, and then a spot on the next line to display the angle.
03:45
You can save this measurement to create a view and convert it to a markup.
03:51
From the Measure panel, click Convert to Markup.
03:56
The Saved Viewpoints window appears, where you can enter a new view name, such as “Roof angle”.
04:04
Now, change to a different view, and then switch back to Roof angle.
04:12
This returns you to that angle and displays the measurement markup.
00:03
Measuring distances in Navisworks is useful to help you understand the information in a model.
00:09
A practical use of measurements is that they can be included in markup views
00:14
and sent to the architect or engineer as a request for information, or to the construction superintendent to clarify a situation.
00:22
The measure tools are available from the Review tab of the ribbon, in the Measure panel.
00:29
Expand the Measure drop-down to measure between points on items in the model, with options for:
00:36
Point to Point,
00:38
from one Point to Multiple Points,
00:41
Point Line, the total distance between multiple points along a route,
00:47
or Accumulate, the total of several point-to-point measurements.
00:52
The Angle tools measure the angle between two lines.
00:57
Area calculates an area on a plane.
01:01
Finally, the Single Point tool displays the coordinates of a single point.
01:08
When performing a measurement, such as this Point to Point for example,
01:13
notice that it is snapping to certain points, according to your snap options.
01:19
If you do not open the Measure Tools window, the results of the measurement are displayed in the Scene View.
01:27
However, if with the Measure Tools window open,
01:30
you can see the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the Start and End points,
01:35
together with the Difference and the absolute Distance information.
01:40
Click the Measure Panel icon to open the dockable Measure Tools window,
01:45
which displays the results as you perform measurements in the Scene View.
01:51
This makes it easier to read and follow your measurements.
01:56
This way, you can clearly see the difference between each of the northing, easting, and elevation measurements.
02:06
There are several settings in the Options Editor that can help you to configure your measurements.
02:13
From the Application menu, click Options.
02:18
In the Interface node, select the Snapping page.
02:23
In the Picking section, select the options for where you want the cursor to snap, such as the nearest vertex or edge.
02:33
Switch to the Measure page to adjust the appearance and style of the measure lines.
02:39
For example, you can change the measurement and text colors.
02:46
You can also decide if you want to use current markup or measurement color as the default setting.
02:52
On the Display Units page, change how many Decimal Places you see when measuring.
03:00
Any changes you make take effect immediately in the Scene View.
03:05
Click OK to close the Options Editor.
03:10
Try another measurement with your updated options.
03:15
In this Accumulate example, each point-to-point measurement accumulates for a total calculation.
03:23
Change the view to look at the angle of the roof.
03:27
From the Measure drop-down, select Angle.
03:33
Select one spot on the line, the vertex point, and then a spot on the next line to display the angle.
03:45
You can save this measurement to create a view and convert it to a markup.
03:51
From the Measure panel, click Convert to Markup.
03:56
The Saved Viewpoints window appears, where you can enter a new view name, such as “Roof angle”.
04:04
Now, change to a different view, and then switch back to Roof angle.
04:12
This returns you to that angle and displays the measurement markup.