Thank you so, so much. I recently bought one for my interior design study, but struggled on how to use the drawing plan functions on the app. Brilliant explanation and a very useful tool!
This model only measures distance, not area or volume directly. However, when connected to the Mi Home app you can export measurements and draw floor plans on photos to calculate area manually. It doesn't calculate for you. The other meters I have reviewed do have area, volume and even pythagorean calculations, though they are not as compact. You can check out my playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLpT-y16F5TcMa5Vp0w1ZlXQYytqh0fGlc.html
Thank you Sir! Been researching these for days now and was about to spend £100 for something that does exactly the same as this £20 unit! Have you tried using the floorplan app for doing a whole house as that's what I need it for? Thanks!
It can do the whole house but only if you use the Mi Home app to manually draw using the "Hand drawn floor plan" feature. You can draw a rough drawing of the complete house shape and tap each line to either measure that line with the laser, or choose from measurements you've already taken. The length of that segment of your drawing changes to match the actual measurement. Another way would be to draw at line, measure, then draw another line and measure, etc, building the floor plan as you go. That said, it doesn't not calculate square footage or volume for you. Instead you have to manually do the simple math. If the house is large with lots of spaces to measure, you might want to look at the Inkerma Bilateral laser distance meter. It is more expensive, but you can measure a whole room from the same location because the lasers measure from both ends of the meter at once. It doesn't have a companion app, but it does measure area and volume directly on the meter. You can see my review here: th-cam.com/video/ac-7RYzS1Ko/w-d-xo.html Hope that helps, and happy measuring!
@@UnchartedDIY oh brilliant thank you for the detailed reply! Ideally I wanted to use the Bosch on measure app, or magic plan as they have some great features but only compatible with the more expensive lasers. I think I’ll stick with sketching out the floor plan for now whilst I save up!
The lanyard I tried had a pretty thick cord and I didn't like the feel of it. The new laser distance meter I just reviewed came with a really thin cord and would be perfect for this. I also wish it could select between cm, meters and millimeters. At least metric is easy to do the math in my head, unlike feet/inches 😄
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Thank you so, so much. I recently bought one for my interior design study, but struggled on how to use the drawing plan functions on the app. Brilliant explanation and a very useful tool!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Great review sir! Very helpful. Gonna buy this!
I love mine and use it all the time. I think you'll be pleased!
thank you for the review !! can this also take volume and area measurements ?
This model only measures distance, not area or volume directly. However, when connected to the Mi Home app you can export measurements and draw floor plans on photos to calculate area manually. It doesn't calculate for you. The other meters I have reviewed do have area, volume and even pythagorean calculations, though they are not as compact. You can check out my playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLpT-y16F5TcMa5Vp0w1ZlXQYytqh0fGlc.html
Thank you Sir! Been researching these for days now and was about to spend £100 for something that does exactly the same as this £20 unit! Have you tried using the floorplan app for doing a whole house as that's what I need it for? Thanks!
It can do the whole house but only if you use the Mi Home app to manually draw using the "Hand drawn floor plan" feature. You can draw a rough drawing of the complete house shape and tap each line to either measure that line with the laser, or choose from measurements you've already taken. The length of that segment of your drawing changes to match the actual measurement.
Another way would be to draw at line, measure, then draw another line and measure, etc, building the floor plan as you go.
That said, it doesn't not calculate square footage or volume for you. Instead you have to manually do the simple math.
If the house is large with lots of spaces to measure, you might want to look at the Inkerma Bilateral laser distance meter. It is more expensive, but you can measure a whole room from the same location because the lasers measure from both ends of the meter at once. It doesn't have a companion app, but it does measure area and volume directly on the meter. You can see my review here: th-cam.com/video/ac-7RYzS1Ko/w-d-xo.html
Hope that helps, and happy measuring!
@@UnchartedDIY oh brilliant thank you for the detailed reply! Ideally I wanted to use the Bosch on measure app, or magic plan as they have some great features but only compatible with the more expensive lasers. I think I’ll stick with sketching out the floor plan for now whilst I save up!
You can use the big hole to tie on a lanyard 😂. I wish I can select between cm and meters
The lanyard I tried had a pretty thick cord and I didn't like the feel of it. The new laser distance meter I just reviewed came with a really thin cord and would be perfect for this.
I also wish it could select between cm, meters and millimeters. At least metric is easy to do the math in my head, unlike feet/inches 😄