User Manual

Spike Quick Start Guide 12
Cutting Out a Section of Your Object
You can cut out a section of your object that you do not want included in
the total measurement of the object area. For example, you may want to
measure the surface area of a wall without including the area of windows or
doors.
1 In the Edit screen, tap
.
A rectangular shape appears.
2 Drag the green circles of the
rectangular shape to align them to
the section of the object you want
to cut out.
• Use the zoom window to help you
align the green circles precisely to the
corners of the cutout object.
• You can add more anchor points
(green circles) by tapping lightly
anywhere on the line of the shape.
• The screen will display the new area
measurement excluding the cutout
section.
• To add another cutout, tap
to
select it. To transition into Pinch &
Zoom mode, tap
to unselect it.