The possibilities of modern smartphones allow them to be used as a useful construction tool.
1 Construction level
The tool for measuring the angles and tilts of the surfaces of the surfaces, or the construction level, indispensable for builders.Applications for smartphones are characterized by ease of use. In order to check the horizontal or vertical, it will be necessary to lean the phone to the lectured object or put on the surface of the screen up.
Some versions provide for the ability to hold the measured angle and switching the X and Y axes.
The accuracy of the measurement of angle or slope has practically no errors.
Examples of applications
- Bubble level for android
- iHandy Level for iOS
2. Roulette
A simple rangefinder will work perfectly on various versions of smartphones. Mandatory condition - the device must have a tilt sensor.Having determined its height and angle of inclination, the smartphone calculates the distance. The angle of inclination is read from the internal sensor, the height setting is carried out manually by the user.
In order to measure the distance, you will have to determine the distance from the floor to the level of the eye level. The resulting value must be entered into a specific program graph and perform a measurement by holding the device at eye level. Here you should follow the rule: the higher the smartphone is, the more accurate there will be measurements. This is due to the large limits of changes in the angle of inclination.
Using the application will not allow to achieve a millimeter or even centimeter accuracy.
Examples of applications
- Moasure - Smart Roulette for Android
- TAPE MEASURE FOR IOS
3 Electrical calculations
Applications will be especially useful when working with electricity. Usually, developers provide for the possibility of calculating resistance, current, voltage strength, charge.Depending on the version, additional possibilities are also provided, for example, the calculation of the current density and so on. The use of such programs will save from the need to memorize various formulas and methods of calculation.
Examples of applications
- Electrical calculations for Android
- Electric Calculations Pro for iOS
4 Lupa
When working with drawings, most of which are printed on A4 format, a naked eye, some sizes on them are barely distinguishable. In this case, the magnifier is very useful to not strain, looking at small fonts on poorly printed drawings.You can buy a device in the store, but it is better to install one of the applications that works perfectly - increases small letters and numbers. The only drawback is sometimes the program sufficiently causes sharpness to the object under review.
Examples of applications
- Magnifier for Android
- Best Magnifier for iOS
The article was published in the journal "Tips of Professionals" No. 3 (2019). You can subscribe to the printed version of the publication.