Customize your measurements.

Level : Intermediate

In addition to automatic measurements, you have the option to add measurements to the plans according to your needs.


The various types of measurements

Cedreo offers 3 types of measurements:

  • 'Wall-to-wall' dimensions

These dimensions allow you to add vertical or horizontal measurements to the plan. They are detected by the software, which gives you the option to choose the ones you are interested in.

1.  Click on the 'wall-to-wall dimension' function.

2.  Move the mouse cursor to define the orientation of the dimensions to create.

3.  Click on a first point and then a second point to create dimensions between these two points.

💡 Wall-to-wall dimensions allow you to display wall thicknesses.

When you select a 'wall-to-wall' dimension, you can customize it:

  • 'Offset' allows you to move the entire wall-to-wall dimension for better plan readability
  • 'Thickness' allows you to show or hide dimensions indicating wall thickness
  • 'Font' allows you to change the font
  • 'Font size' allows you to increase or decrease the text size of the dimension
  • 'Color' allows you to change the text color of the dimension
  • Manual drawing dimension

Manual drawing dimensions allow you to add dimensions without constraints. They don't necessarily connect two elements on the plan, and they are not necessarily horizontal or vertical

💡 The 'Manual drawing dimensions' allow you to use a symbol as a reference for the beginning or end of a dimension using a magnetization system (snap).

Manual drawing dimensions allow you to use a symbol on the plan as the starting or ending reference point of the dimension, thanks to a snap system.

1.  Click on the 'Manual drawing dimension' function.

2.  Click once on the plan, and then a second time to create the dimension

When you select a 'Manual drawing dimension', you can customize it

  • 'Font' allows you to change the font
  • 'Font size' allows you to increase or decrease the text size of the dimension
  • 'Color' allows you to change the text color of the dimension
  • Elevation dimension

These dimensions allow you to specify a height relative to the building's level 0.

1.  Click on the 'Dimensions' function (while creating or editing a front elevation plan)

2.  Move the mouse cursor and click to position the dimension

When you select an elevation dimension, you can customize it

  • 'Label' allows you to add text above the dimension.
  • 'Font' allows you to change the font
  • 'Font size' allows you to increase or decrease the text size of the dimension
  • 'Color' allows you to change the text color of the dimension

Use Cases

The types of dimensions you can create depend on the plan you want to edit. You can refer to the dimension sections for each plan type from the links below: