Distance Entry & Recall
Distance Entry
You can customize FieldGenius to work with the direction input of your choice. See the Units & Scale topic for details.
The number you enter is assumed to be in the same units as your Project, unless a unit modifier is specified (see below). So 5.25 would be interpreted as 5.25 feet, or 5.25 meters depending on your Project's default unit setting.
Distance Recall
You can recall the distance between two points, by inputting in the form: FromID..ToID Example: 26..84 will be recognized as the distance computed between points 26 and 84. The distance will be returned in whichever format your units settings is set to.
Unit Modifiers
Recognition of the unit symbols m, ', ft, usft, ftus are supported, and can be used to override the Project's unit settings.
Meters
You can specify that a distance is in meters by entering "m" after the value, for example 100m means 100 Meters, even if your Project is in Feet. Therefore, if your Project is in US Feet and you enter 100.00m in a distance field, you will see it automatically get converted to 328.08 feet.
Feet (International or US Survey)
The ' symbol will be interpreted as either International Feet or US Survey Feet, whichever units the current Project is in. For example, entering 1000' will match the feet units that your Project is in, so it can mean either 1000 International Feet or 1000 US Survey Feet. If your Project is in meters, then the ' symbol is interpreted as International Feet.
Fractional Feet
When entering distances in a fractional format, use a ' symbol or a space between the feet and inches values to separate them. A " symbol is not required. For example, you can enter 10'6 or 10 6 which both mean 10'6". You can enter fractional inches by placing a space between the whole and fractional inches, and using a / symbol in the fraction. For example, 10'6 1/2 or 10 6 1/2 both mean 10'6.5". You can also enter decimal values, such as 10.5' to mean 10'6" or 10'6.5 (or just 10 6.5) to mean 10'6 ½".
International Feet
You can specify that a distance is in International Feet by entering ”ft” after the value, for example 1000ft means 1000 International Feet.
US Survey Feet
You can specify that a distance is in US Survey Feet by entering ”usft” or ”ftus” after the value, for example 1000usft and 1000ftus both mean 1000 US Survey Feet.
Distance Entry Examples
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Project Units: |
International Feet |
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Format: |
Decimal |
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User Entered Value: |
Interpreted As: |
Result (always matches Project units): |
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1000.23 |
1000.23 in Project units |
1000.23' |
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1000.23' |
1000.23 in Project units |
1000.23' |
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1000.23usft 1000.23 usft 1000.23ftus 1000.23 ftus |
1000.23 US Survey Feet |
1000.25' |
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20.117m 20.117 m |
20.117 meters |
66.00' |
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10000m 10000 m |
10000 meters |
32808.40' |
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10 6 10'6 10'6" |
10 feet 6 inches |
10.50' |
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10 6 1/2 10'6 1/2 |
10 feet 6.5 inches |
10.54' |
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Project Units: |
US Survey Feet |
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Format: |
Decimal |
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User Entered Value: |
Interpreted As: |
Result (always matches Project units): |
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1000.23 |
1000.23 in Project units |
1000.23' |
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1000.23' |
1000.23 in Project units |
1000.23' |
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10000.23usft 10000.23 usft 10000.23ftus 10000.23 ftus |
10000.23 US Survey Feet |
10000.23' |
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10000.23ft 10000.23 ft |
10000.23 International Feet |
10000.21' |
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20.117m 20.117 m |
20.117 meters |
66.00' |
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10000m 10000 m |
10000 meters |
32808.33' |
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10 6 10'6 10'6" |
10 feet 6 inches |
10.50' |
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10 6 1/2 10'6 1/2 |
10 feet 6.5 inches |
10.54' |
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Project Units: |
Meters |
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Format: |
Decimal |
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User Entered Value: |
Interpreted As: |
Result (always matches Project units): |
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1000.23 |
1000.23 in Project units |
1000.23m |
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1000.23' |
1000.23 International Feet |
304.870m |
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10000.23usft 10000.23 usft 10000.23ftus 10000.23 ftus |
10000.23 US Survey Feet |
3048.076m |
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10000.23ft 10000.23 ft |
10000.23 International Feet |
3048.070m |
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20.117m 20.117 m |
20.117 meters |
20.117m |
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10'6 |
10 feet 6 inches |
3.200m |
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10'6 1/2 |
10 feet 6 1/2 inches |
3.213m |
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10 6 |
Not allowed, must enter units for feet such as 10ft 6, or 10usft 6. |
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10 6 1/2 |
Not allowed, must enter units for feet such as 10ft 6 ½, or 10usft 6 ½ . |
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Using Math Operations
Math operators are now supported again. You are now permitted to use math operators in distance fields.
| User Entered Value | Interpreted As | Result if Project Units Set to Feet | Result if Project Units set to Metric |
| 3.5/2+1.2 | 3.5 divided by 2 plus 1.2 | 2.95 feet | 2.950 metres |
| 1..2/2+10 (assume 1..2 = 10) | ((Distance from point 1 to 2) divided by 2) plus 10 | 15.00 feet | 15.000 metres |
| 8' + 3' | 8 feet plus 3 feet | 11.00' | 3.353m |
| 1'+2 3+1m | 1 foot plus 2 feet 3 inches plus 1 metre | 6.53' | 1.991m |
NOTE: If your Project is set to feet and you enter 2 3 (2 space 3), this will be interpreted as 2 feet 3 inches. This occurs if your Project is set to either decimal or fractional feet.
You can also use the RPN Calculator to further manipulate distance values. For example, if you want to find the distance halfway between points 1 and 2, enter 1..2 into the distance field to recall that distance. Then double tap on that extended edit field to pull that recalled distance into the calculator, where you can divide the distance by 2 (or perform any other calculations with it). Then press the OK button in the calculator to copy the result back into the field you started from.