Measure Chainage/Offset

Command Description

The Measure Chainage/Offset command allows the user the ability to select a line, or two points to create a line - then investigate objects for chainage and offset. Annotate to a layer and/or create excel report.

Measurement Tab

• Select a Mode to use - pick from list:
  • Choose Line to measure chainage and offset against an existing line.
    • Select the Line. Option to change the selection highlight colour.
  • Choose Points to create a temporary line to measure chainage and offset against. These can be line nodes, coordinates, or points.
    • Select a Begin and End point.
• Use the Chainage pick box to select the objects to measure. These measurements will display in the Measurements text box.
• Check the Extend line box to allow measures beyond the end to the drawn line.
• Check the Add text on measurement box to place the measurements directly on the screen as you select each location. These settings are on the Text tab.
• The Configure columns button allows the user to nominate which measured values are displayed in the measurements text box and reported.
• Press the Create Report button to create an excel file of the data in the Measurements text box.
• Press the Clear button to clear the measurements text box.

Text Tab

• Go to the Text tab to draw the measurements taken and recorded in the measurement tab to text.
  • Define the Layer – A layer called “Text – MeasureChainageOffset” is automatically created
  • Choose a Color
  • Choose a text Style
  • Enter a text Height
  • Enter a Gap between the location and the start of the text.
  • Check the Draw leader line with gap box to add a leader line when a gap has been used
  • Choose the Line style used when drawing the offset line.
  • Check the Text on measurement line box to align the text along the offset line.
  • Check Include data prefix to include the “Data” type as a prefix to the text on screen.
    • Chainage – Chainage location along the controlling line.
    • Offset – Offset from the controlling line to measured location.
• Create Text button will create text of all the measurements taken and currently active on the Measurement tab.
• Clear Layer button will delete everything on the selected layer that contains the text.

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