Difference between two heights
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Hi,
Please could someone help. I have a handy tool called a Leica S910 that will point to a surface and then a second surface and tell me the elevational height difference which I use for surveys. I am as usuall making a sketchup model of a new proposal for a barn conversion and need to coordinate floor levels. It has just occured to me that althoug there is long winded versions of finding the height difference between two points, I know of no simple way akin two what I have described that my Leica measure will do in a real world scenario.
My question is, does anyone know of a plugin or a method within the existing program that will achieve this with such ease?
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Look in the Sketchucation Extension Store. TIG did a Height Above Datum plugin that would most likely be the answer.
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I think if you are trying to duplicate what the Leica laser is doing, you would need to "replicate" what the laser does automatically.
The laser must be "fixed" in place and "shoots" let's say target #1on a wall, then pivot the laser tool (vert/horiz/etc) and shoot target #2 on same wall.
The laser takes both lengths recorded, and references the angle of pivot to report the "height" (if vert/assuming plumb wall)You could easily do this in sketchup using a fixed point/protractor/tape measure tool, but the distance from the wall and the elevation of the laser tool must be known. (Assuming you are trying to replicate laser info)
You likely know all of the above and more, so I think to help answer your question more specifically, can you provide a simple example of what you are attempting? (Is this for something like photo match?)
Best regards,
Charlie
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