How do I switch off line length labels?

Posted October 26, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 673 0

Line lengthes are displayed as you draw, but these labels can get in the way when working on detailed projects. Switch these off from: Menu > Settings > Application With labels hidden, they can be toggled on / off by selecting the centrex...

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How do I display angles of two lines from my drawn shape?

Posted October 25, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 653 0

With an area drawn out, simply select the vertex that connects the two lines you are interested in. Three angles will be displayed, the selected angle and that of the adjacent vertices. The size and visability of the angle lables can be adjusted...

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How do I measure angles?

Posted October 24, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 690 0

The angle tool is nested in the toolbar under the select tool (Mobile users will find it nested under the Pan tool). With the angle tool selected, begin by drawing the first arm of the angle you wish to measure (arm a). Now draw the second arm...

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Can I calculate an area containing a hole or holes?

Posted October 23, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 638 0

No, but with drawing layers it’s as simple as subtracting the area of the hole or holes, from the area of it’s surrounding shape. If you had a complex area calculation containing multiple holes, say an image of swiss cheese, and you needed the...

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How do I change the thickness of the drawing line?

Posted October 22, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 810 0

You can adjust the drawing line weight from: Menu > Settings > Application The options are light, regular, medium and heavy, being the thickest or heaviest line weight. If this FAQ didn’t answer your question Contact Support

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Can I measure area in acres or hectares?

Posted October 21, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 614 0

Yes. But you can’t select acres or hectares as a measurement system because these two units are already a measurement of squared area. Instead, just select an appropriate imperial (inches, feet, yards, miles) or metric (nanometers, millimeters...

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How do I change the transparency of the grid?

Posted October 21, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 640 0

You can adjust the drawing grids transparency from: Menu > Settings > Application The options are Full, 75%, 50% and 25%, being the most transparent. If this FAQ didn’t answer your question Contact Support

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How do I change the default drawing color?

Posted October 20, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 809 0

You can set the default drawing color from: Menu > Settings > Application The options are magenta, orange, light green and mid blue. If this FAQ didn’t answer your question Contact Support

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How do I manually set the drawing scale?

Posted October 19, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 725 0

If you’re not calculating area of an image or a map and wish to manually set the drawing scale you can do so by defining the length of a grid square using the up and down buttons in the top bar. Each grid square is represented by 1: X, where X is...

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Where are area and perimeter results displayed?

Posted October 18, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 612 0

Area and perimeter results are displayed in the bottom right corner when the shape you’re drawing is closed. I.e. the end vertex meets the starting vertex. For open shapes, the total length of the lines is displayed, as no area can be...

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How do I add multiple line lengths together

Posted October 17, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 439 0

If you have multiple line lengths or open shapes on many layers you can sum them together by selecting the Sum layer in the bottom right corner. The combined line length of open shapes (in this case 33.85 cm) will be displayed alongside Area and...

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What measurement systems do you support?

Posted October 17, 2017 by Elliott Dobbs 612 0

Area and perimeter results are offered in both metric (decimal measurement system or SI) and the imperial measurement system. Metric:Square NanometersSquare MicrometersSquare MillimetersSquare CentimetersSquare MetersSquare KilometersAnd Hectares...

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