Measuring distance in viewport, ruler tool in Houdini

Measuring distance in viewport, ruler tool

labs ruler tool

go into (geo) node network tab -> ruler drag with mouse (enable point snapping for more precise results)

or

(set template flag of geo & enable point snapping) add curve node and draw the distance afterwards add measure node measure: Perimeter/Length add visualize attribute node select Visualizers tab type: Marker style: Text class: Primitive (change this if nothing shows up) font size: Large use Visualization icon next to viewport to hide/show

src

https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/ruler/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV9ibkYviKw