Go beyond simply viewing your site and start extracting valuable, actionable data with our suite of measurement tools. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how to perform precise calculations directly on your digital site map. Whether you need to quickly check a spot elevation, measure a distance, or calculate the cut/fill volume within a specific area, these tools provide the answers you need. We'll cover how to use the Point, Line, and Polygon tools to analyze your survey data, compare it against design files, and make more informed decisions on your project.
To access the measurement tools in the app, tap Tools at the bottom of the screen.
Point
The Point tool allows you to check the elevation at any specific location on your map. This is useful for monitoring elevation changes over time, checking stockpile heights, or performing quick grade checks.
Tap on POINT. A crosshair will appear on the map.
Pan and move the map to position the center of the crosshair over the desired location. The elevation at that exact point will be displayed and will update as you move.
You can also compare elevations between your survey and any design files associated with your site. First, ensure your design is active by tapping the Layers tool and toggling on a design file.
Tap on the POINT tool.
A crosshair will appear. Move the map so the center of the crosshair is on the point you want to measure.
The tool will display the survey elevation and the cut/fill information relative to the active design file.
Line
The Line tool can be used to measure point to point distance, horizontal length, and surface length.
Tap on the Tools button and select LINE.
Position the crosshairs where you want to drop a point and tap +ADD POINT. Continue adding points until the distance you want to measure is complete, then tap VIEW MEASUREMENT. If you make a mistake, tap UNDO POINT to erase the last dropped point.
As you start dropping points to create your line measurement, it will calculate the point to point distance live.
Click on VIEW MEASUREMENT to see more calculations, such as Horizontal Length and Surface Length.
You can also view the CROSS SECTION in the mobile app.
Tap SEE CROSS SECTION for a detailed visual of the elevation change between surveys and design files. If you imported an IFC file, you could also take cross section measurements of underground utilities (for example, a cross section of a pipe). You can also view details like Elevation, Horizontal, and Grade in degrees, ratio, and percent.
You can also ADD DESIGN, ADD SURVEY, or change the measurement units from here.
Polygon
The POLYGON tool is a powerful feature for isolating a specific area on your site to perform detailed calculations and comparisons. By drawing a custom shape on the map, you can precisely calculate cut/fill volumes against a design, measure the volume of features like ponds or cleared areas, or view localized topography.
Tap on the Tools button and select POLYGON.
Tap the screen to drop points to create the polygon shape.
After you complete the shape, a dropdown menu or options panel will appear. From here, you can select the type of information you want to generate for the defined area.
- View Elevation Contours: Select this option to display topographic contour lines exclusively within the boundaries of your drawn polygon. This provides a detailed and uncluttered elevation map of just the zone you are interested in.
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Compare Against a Design File: This is the most common use. Select a specific design file from the list to see how the current site conditions compare to the project plan. The tool will immediately calculate and display the precise Cut and Fill volumes in cubic yards or meters. This tells you exactly how much material needs to be moved to or from that specific area to match the design grades.
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Calculate a Smart Volume: Choose this option to calculate the volume of a feature based only on the current survey data within the polygon.
You can also change the units of your measurement. Tap the unit and choose the one you want to display.
Point, Line, and Polygon tools let you calculate elevation, distance, and volume directly on your map. Using these features helps you make faster, data-driven decisions and monitor progress with confidence. Explore these tools to unlock deeper insights from your site data and enhance your project's accuracy.
I still can't do it!
We wrote these articles to equip you with everything you need to get the job done on your own, but we understand that sometimes this isn't sufficient.
If you're stuck, you can connect with our support team by clicking the question mark button at the top right corner of your user portal.
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