Measure Polyline
Description of the tool
This tool allows you to measure the distance along a line or multiple line segments (a polyline) on your map.
How to use the tool
Prerequisite:
None
Steps:
- Click on the Measure Polyline tool.
- This will open the Measure Polyline menu.
- Click the left mouse button where you want to start the measurement from, and continue to click the left mouse button to draw the line you would like to measure. Double click the left mouse button to end the measurement. The Measure Polyline window will report the Segment Length (the last segment you drew), the Bearing (of the last segment you drew) and the Total Length of the polyline.
When active, the Measure Polyline window will interactively show the length of the segment, total length and the direction (bearing) as you move the mouse around the Map Window.
From Weave 2.5.21, a new button has been added to the Measure Polyline window allowing the measured line to be added to the Redline layer. Once saved, the measured line becomes a standard Redline object.
To use this function, measure a line:
Then press the Save button:
and the measured line will appear in the Map View as a Redline line.
TIP:
- You can change the map view by zooming in or out while you are measuring a distance by using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
- Your Weave System Administrator can set the number of decimal places displayed in this tool and which components of the measurement are shown.