Snapping & Visualizations
Snapping
Snapping in 3D indicates which point, edge or surface is going to be picked.
Corner Snapping
Edge Snapping
Face Snapping
Visualizations
You can use the measuring commands in Trimble Connect for Windows to measure distances between points in the 3D View. You can measure the distance between two points, or the shortest vertical or horizontal distance from a point, face, or edge to another object.
As you measure, you will see different visualizations that represent what type of measurement you are creating: perpendicular, point-to-point, point-to-face, point-to-line, line-to-line, line-to-face or face-to-face.
Perpendicular Measurements
Perpendicular measurements can be identified by the right angle indicator shown at the start or endpoint of a measurement.
Point-to-Point
Arrows point to the corner points that the start and endpoint was snapped to.
Point-to-Face
Arrows point to the corner points that the start and endpoint was snapped to.
A square is drawn on the object to indicate the face which the endpoint was snapped to.
Point-to-Line
Arrows point to the corner points that the start and endpoint was snapped to.
A line will be drawn on the object to indicate the line which the endpoint was snapped to.
Line-to-Line
A line will be drawn on the object to indicate the line which the endpoint was snapped to.
Line-to-Face
A line will be drawn on the object to indicate the line which the endpoint was snapped to.
A square is drawn on the object to indicate the face which the endpoint was snapped to.
Face-to-Face
A square is drawn on the object to indicate the face which the endpoint was snapped to.
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