Using the Apps: reporting, measurement, and design tools

SiteVision provides a number of reporting, measurement, and design tools that can be used alone or together in the field, to achieve things such as measuring a point and applying a symbol to visualize it, measuring surface areas, or defining trenches to be dug.

All measurements and design data are recorded in a .csv, with all of the positions, angles, distances, accuracy estimates, etc., and are associated with the model loaded at the time these measurements or designs are made.

The measured data and designs using the BCF Topics, Plane, and Profile apps are visible only for the current session and model loaded. Any placed PDFs, or measurements using the Points, Grade & Distance, Lines & Area, Volume, and Cut-Fill apps are preserved from earlier SiteVision sessions; these are stored under a Prior User Measurements layer.
You cannot use the measurement and design tools if you have 2D model data loaded.
If the orientation status is red, the measurement and design tools are disabled for all measurement modes except GNSS measurement mode.

Before you start using the apps:

See About measurement modes for more information.
For information on using each of the apps, see the links in Accessing the apps, below.

When you record measurements or designs in the field, SiteVision creates a layer for each app under a User Measurements layer. Any placed PDFs and measurements from previous sessions of SiteVision— Points, Grade & Distance, Lines & Area, Volume, and Cut-Fill measurements only—are also stored under a Prior User Measurements layer. This enables user-created data to be hidden or displayed in the 2D or 3D view of data. To hide / display any layers, tap then tap the required layer(s) to hide or display them. See Viewing a model for more information on layers.

Accessing the apps

To access the apps, tap or swipe-up the App icon (center of the main screen). The Apps carousel displays the available apps:

When you tap , it changes to . Tap to see a brief description of the selected app. To see a brief description of other apps, tap the app icon on the carousel, or tap Previous or Next.

To use one of the apps, tap its icon from the carousel; it becomes the active app and is displayed in the center of the screen, replacing the icon.

To select a different app, tap-hold or swipe upwards on the current active icon. All the available apps are redisplayed on the Apps carousel.

Each of the apps can be used in some or all of the following measurement modes:

GNSS
measurements to the Real World, using:
- EDM (supported only on the HPS2 handle and the SiteVision Integrated Position System)
- LiDAR (supported devices only)
- Camera
Model measurements to the Digital Model

See About measurement modes for more information.

The active measurement mode is indicated on the active app icon, as a border around the button. For example, the Measure Point app using LiDAR based measurements will show as .

To select a different measurement mode tap the arrow to the left of the active app icon. The available modes (shown here with Measure Point + GNSS as the active app) show as:

Tap the required measurement mode; the active app icon is updated showing the new measurement mode.

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