Analysis in triangles
Check the ‘Analysis in triangles’ box if you wish the calculation and analysis of the surface area to be carried out using triangles only. If you leave it unchecked, then rectangular, trapezoid, triangular and curved shapes will be used for the analysis (See Measurement analysis).
If the area to be
calculated includes curved parts then the analysis is always carried out by the
second method, even if you check the ‘Analysis in triangles’ box.
Analysis
using only triangles is useful for on site measurements. Calculations are
performed using the Heron’s formula:
