The Distance tool measures the planar and surface distances between two points of interest. The height, slope angle, and elevation profile between the two points of interest are also provided.

Getting Started

1. Select the ‘Distance’ icon in the toolbar. The ‘Distance’ button will automatically turn on.

1. Left click on the desired location in the scene to add the first point of interest. The ‘Scope’ tool will appear in the upper left corner of the viewer to assist with point selection.

1. Left click again on the scene to add the second point of interest to end the distance selection.
2. The calculation will display the planar (point-to-point / hypotenuse) measurement on the viewer and the surface (terrain) measurement in the ‘Surface Distance Measurement’ box. The ‘Elevation Profile’ graph will also display the elevation height between the two points of interest relative to the horizontal distance (x).

Note: The planar distance (point A to point B) is 177.58m whereas the surface distance (the terrain length of the path) is 177.76m. The surface distance is the length of the blue line displayed in the ‘Elevation Profile’ graph while the planar distance is the length of the blue line displayed in the viewer.

Height and Slope Measurements

1. Toggle the ‘Height’ button on to see the height (z) measurement.

1. Toggle the ‘Slope’ button on to see the degree of incline.

Renaming, Viewing, and Editing the Distance

1. Select the Name icon to give the distance measurement a title.

1. Select the Visibility icon to hide the distance measurement on the viewer.