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PicMapTool 2.2016.6.14

Measure distances or rotations in an image

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(0)
Operating Systems:
Linux, macOS, Windows 10, Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8
License:
Freeware
Developer:
Mark Johnston
Software Cost:
Free
Category
Audio, Video & Photo
Date Updated:
30 July 2016
Downloads To Date:
1657
Languages:
English

PicMapTool is a Java-based application for taking measurements within an image, including distances and angles of rotation.

The program can't open images itself, bizarrely-- instead it acts as an overlay for whatever is on the screen already. You must view your target image in something else, launch and switch to PicMapTool, position the program frame over the image area, then grab it with a click.

Once that's done, life becomes easier. In a click or two you can display a grid on the screen, resize it, rotate it, or select an alternative grid style (rectangular grid, crosshair, concentric circles, more).

Right-click a point, select "Set origin to here", and the grid centre relocates to the new position.

Left-clicking and dragging on the image draws a line and displays its distance and angle, an easy way to measure the straightness of some picture element.

Left-click and drag somewhere else and any previous line remains. Right-click near any line for an option to view its data, helping you compare measurements.

You can use lines to set a measurement scale. Click and drag a distance you know is 17 "somethings", for instance, right-click and select "Set scale from last line", enter 17, and line distances will now be reported in your custom units.

A "Set Grid Spacing" option defines grid size in these custom units. If you need the grid lines to be 25 "somethings" apart, just enter that value to make it happen.

There are various other basic image operations and settings available: mirrors, flips, zooms, resizing, aspect ratio and more.

The image can be saved as a PNG file, with or without the grid and line overlays.

Please note, the program expires and will no longer run after around a year. This isn't some marketing ploy, the developer just wants to ensure users have the latest version, so once you've grabbed the new build you'll be able to carry on as before.

Verdict:

PicMapTool has some useful features, but also a few major omissions. The inability to open an image is bizarre, and the absence of an Undo is even worse. It could still be handy if you need to measure objects, but overall the program needs a lot more work.

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