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Measure distances with AR
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Assists in measuring at right angles #10

Open rusty-snake opened 1 week ago

rusty-snake commented 1 week ago

The precision of AR Core is pretty impressive. The biggest Measurement deviation seems to be the measureing angle at which you cross the road. Could SM give some assistant here? I.e. a T at the both ends of the line that you can align at curbs.

westnordost commented 1 week ago

I understand what you mean, and the best way to reduce imprecision here is to just use the shortest distance, because the shortest distance is always orthogonal to the road. I.e. after crossing the road and aiming at the curb to your feet, sway a bit to the left and to the right and find the point at which the minimum width is displayed. This is more precise than trusting in an additional UI element.

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rusty-snake commented 1 week ago

Ok I started reading your comment and first I thought that's exactly my problem, that I want to avoid the 10° offset. But then you made the point "way a bit to the left and to the right and find the point at which the minimum width is displayed". Maybe it's worth to add this to the measuring suggestions in the app.