Planimeter functions in software

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  1. aftensmat
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    aftensmat New Member

    Hi!
    Im looking for a software to measure and calculate areas (planimeter functions) with the use of mouse clicks or a drawing board conected to the computer (digitizer). So far I found one program called LandCalc http://www.landscaping.co.uk/Software/Software.htm

    You can download a demo that does not give right calculations.

    LandCalc is a bit expensive and i wondered if anybody know of a similar software thats cheaper?
     
    aftensmat, Jan 10, 2003
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  2. DavidG
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    DavidG Junior Member

    I guess that you could use a digitiser and input into Autocad or Autocad LT and use the region properties function.

    The size of the drawing might determine the cost of the tablet.

    I too would be interested if there is such a thing as an electronic planimeter.

    David
    UK
     
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  3. aftensmat
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    aftensmat New Member

    Im aware that you can do this in Autocad, but thats very expensive. In LandCalc you dont need a big digitizer since you can split up the area.
    Im sure it exist some kind of shareware or open source program that does this. I will look further into it.
     
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