Check a distance with the tape measure

The tape measure in the room editor checks the distance between any two points of the drawing, without changing the room.

Use it to check a diagonal against the one you took on site, or the gap between two walls on an odd-shaped room.

Measure

1. Open the room in the room editor: tap the pencil (Edit room) on its card, or start a new drawn room.
2. Tap Measure on the tools along the bottom.
3. Press where the tape should start and drag to where it ends, then lift your finger. Or tap the start, then tap the end.
4. Read the distance on the line.

To adjust a measurement, drag one of its ends. Press anywhere else to start a new one. Tap View to go back to moving and zooming the drawing.

Snapping

• An end dropped close to a corner or a wall lands exactly on it, and turns green.
• A tape started on a wall locks square across the room, so the gap between two walls reads true. The distance then shows a ⟂ mark.
• Turn Snap off on the tools if you want to measure freely.

Good to know

• Distances show in metres to two decimal places, or in feet and inches on an imperial job.
• The tape also works while you’re drawing by points, on what you’ve drawn so far.
• On a computer, press M to turn the tape measure on.
• The floor plan has a Tape measure on its toolbar too.
• The tape is only a check. To change a wall, tap the wall and set its length, as in Draw a room shape.