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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Thu, 22 June 2017, 08:02:38

Title: What's a good RULER app
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 22 June 2017, 08:02:38

I tried a few, they don't have very good calibration factors..


It's off by more than half a millimeter over 10cm .. [attachimg=1]

double checked with my mitutoyo...

Title: Re: What's a good RULER app
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 22 June 2017, 16:25:25

Jesus ****, just use a regular ruler or tape measure. wtf

Title: Re: What's a good RULER app
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 22 June 2017, 21:52:57

Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 22 June 2017, 16:25:25

Jesus ****, just use a regular ruler or tape measure. wtf

Because then this would not be a tp4 thread.

Title: Re: What's a good RULER app
Post by: nmur on Thu, 22 June 2017, 22:10:57

they make  pretty tiny 2m tape measures that you can literally have on a keychain

no phone app will be able to give you an accurate reading

Title: Re: What's a good RULER app
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 26 June 2017, 16:47:17

http://www.madewitharkit.com/post/162250399073/another-ar-measurement-app-demo-this-time

Title: Re: What's a good RULER app
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 26 June 2017, 22:27:00

Wait for the AR dev tools in with iOS to come out of beta. There's some good videos of them in action, just need to wait until like September ish.

In the mean time, use a tape measure.