In the design views, other than the perspective view, Maxsurf displays a number of co-ordinates and measurements in the bottom-left corner of the design views:

These give you the horizontal and vertical co-ordinates of the cursor and the angle and distance from the last clicked position. These are displayed in the current units. The angle is measured counter-clockwise from the positive horizontal axis.

The horizontal and vertical measurements depend on the current view: If you are in the plan view, they will be the longitudinal and transverse co-ordinates; in the profile view, the longitudinal and vertical co-ordinates; and in the body-plan view the transverse and vertical co-ordinates.

Both the Profile and the Body Plan windows display a horizontal line representing the Datum Waterline (DWL). The DWL is set using the Frame of Reference dialog in the Data menu. It is used as the waterline for computation of all data listed in the Calculations window, as well as the sectional area curve in the Curve of Areas window.

 View a video showing how to take measurements in the Maxsurf view windows.