Height Measurement

The Height Measurement tool measures the vertical and horizontal distance between two points in the scene.

Creating a Height Measurement

  1. Click the Height Measurement tool button in the toolbar (or press H).
  2. Click the first point in the scene to set the base position.
  3. Click the second point to set the top position and complete the measurement.

Ribbon Settings

Basic

  • Show End Point — Show or hide the top anchor point marker.
  • Show All Distances — Display all individual distance labels (vertical, horizontal, and total) rather than just the primary measurement.
  • Show Grading — Display the gradient angle or slope percentage between the two points.
  • Flip Order — Swap which point is treated as the base and which is the top, reversing the direction of the measurement.

Style

  • Text Size — Size of the measurement labels: Small, Medium, or Large.
  • Name Colour — Colour of the measurement text.
  • Background Colour — Background colour of the measurement label.
  • Line Colour — Colour of the measurement line drawn in the scene.
  • Line Width — Thickness of the measurement line in pixels.

Scene Explorer Settings

Expanding a height measurement shows the coordinates of both anchor points, which can be manually edited.

Right-Click Context Menu

OptionDescription
Edit NameRename the item.
Move ToMove the camera to frame the measurement.
Remove ItemDelete the item from the scene.

Scene Node Metadata

KeyTypeDescription
measureEndboolShow or hide the end point marker.
showAllDistancesboolDisplay all distance components.
showGradingboolDisplay the slope gradient.
flipOrderboolReverse the measurement direction.
textSizeintLabel text size: 0 = Small, 1 = Medium, 2 = Large.
nameColouruintText colour (BGRA packed).
backColouruintLabel background colour (BGRA packed).
lineColouruintMeasurement line colour (BGRA packed).
lineWidthdoubleMeasurement line width in pixels.