Measurements

You can add measurement annotations to your drawings so you can estimate actual sizes.

Note:
  • Measurements in ProjectSight are only approximations.
  • This feature is only supported in the ProjectSight web app.

Process overview

  1. Turn on snapping to help you draw measurement annotations.
  2. Calibrate the drawing to set your default scale for measurement annotations.
  3. Draw the measurement annotation on the drawing.
  4. Edit the scale for the measurement annotation.
  5. Link an item to the measurement annotation.

Snapping

If snapping is on while you draw a measurement annotation, the lines are moved automatically to the nearest point or line in the drawing. If you move or resize that specific annotation, snapping is no longer applied.

See the following example:

Figure 1. Drawing a measurement annotation when snapping is on

To temporarily turn off snapping, press the Shift key as you draw the measurement annotation. You can only draw lines at a 0, 45, or 90 degree angle, but you can adjust the annotation afterward (see Edit or delete an annotation).

Figure 2. Pressing the Shift key while drawing a measurement annotation
Note: Snapping isn't supported in raster drawings.