Survey Spot

Inspect and Mark terrain Elevation and Slope.

Useful to understand and markup local relative or absolute terrain height and pitch.

Type: Survey
Menu: Extensions > Landshape > Survey > Survey Spot

Survey Spot Tips

To control Spot's reference elevation, first set it via use Set Datum.
Holygon aims to support placing Spot markers by clicking in the model.

Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

When Survey Spot is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.
The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Survey Spot commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Survey Spot effect.
To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Survey Spot on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

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Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

When Survey Spot is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.

The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Survey Spot commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Survey Spot effect.

To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Survey Spot on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

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