Measuring distances

1.  On the View toolbar, click the  Measure distance mode icon.

The mouse pointer changes into a cross  . The Measure distance mode is activated. A tooltip next to the mouse pointer displays information on the functionality.

2.  In the network, click the position where you want to start measuring.

3.  One after another, click the positions in the network which you want to include in the distance measurement.

By default, the measured distance is displayed by a red stroke. The tooltip next to the cursor and the status bar both display the distance measured so far.

Note: You can change the color of the stroke under Graphics > Edit graphics parameters > page Basis > field Marking 1.

4.  Double-click to finish to terminate the measurement.

The tooltip and the status bar display the distance as Last measurement (total length). If desired, you can start a new measurement immediately.

5.  Click the  Measure distance mode icon again to exit the mode.

For each measurement, you can snap different network objects. To do so, hold down the Shift key during the measurement. The mouse pointer changes into a .

You can snap the following network objects during a measurement:

  • Nodes
  • Zone/Territory centroids
  • POI centroids
  • Detectors
  • Stop points

You can specify the snap radius in the user preferences: Edit > User preferences > User interface > Network editor > field Snap radius.