R6,Applications
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9.9 Area&Volume
Description
Areaisanapplicationusedtocomputeonlineareastoamaximumof50pointsconnectedby
straights.Thetargetpointshavetobemeasured,selectedfrommemory,orenteredviathe
keypadinaclockwisedirection.Thecalculatedareaisprojectedontothehorizontalplane(2D)
orprojectedontotheslopedreferenceplanedefinedbythreepoints(3D).Furthermorea
volumewithconstantheightcanbecalculatedinrelationtothearea(2D/3D).
Access
1) SelectAppsfromtheMAIN MENU.
2) SelectArea & Volume fromtheAPPSmenu.
3) Completeapplicationpre‐settings.Referto"8Applications‐GettingStarted".
AREA&VOLUME
Thegraphicalwaysshowstheareaprojectedontothehorizontalplane.
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The2Dareaiscalculatedanddisplayedoncethreepointshavebeenmeasuredorselected.The
3Dareaiscalculatedoncetheslopedreferenceplaneisdefinedbythreepoints.
P0 Instrumentstation
P1 Startpoint
P2‐4Targetpoints
a Perimeter,polygonallengthfromstartpointtothe
currentmeasuredpoint.
b CalculatedareaalwaysclosedtothestartpointP1,
projectedontothehorizontalplane.
1PtBACK
Toundomeasurementorselectionoftheprevious
point.
CALC
Todisplayandrecordadditionalresults(perimeter,
volume).
VOLUME
Tocalculateavolumewithconstantheight.The
heightshavetobeenteredormeasured.
Def. 3D
Todefinetheslopedreferenceplanebyselectingor
measuringthreepoints.
P1
a
P2
P3
P4
P0
b