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title: "Introduction to measurement tools"
description: "Description of different types of measurement tools you can use in our solution"
url: https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5741304-introduction-to-measurement-tools
collection: "General"
updated: 2026-10-31
language: en
alternates: [fr]
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# Introduction to measurement tools

Description of different types of measurement tools you can use in our solution

# **What do we mean by the term "Measurement tool"?**

**Measurement tool** is any tool you can use to get your measurements out of 2D files.

In Kreo 2D Takeoff, all measurement tools are further divided into 2 categories:

## **Manual tools**

Simple measurement tools with the help of which you can quickly measure your drawings on your own. There're the following manual tools in our solution:  
  
[Polyline](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481176-polyline.md)

  
[Polygon](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481180-polygon.md)

  
[2 Point Rectangle](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481189-2-point-rectangle.md)

  
[3 Point Rectangle](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481165-3-point-rectangle.md)

  
[Count](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481207-count.md)  
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## **AI-powered tools**

We apply the latest machine learning & smart automation technologies to significantly relieve your working process in the following tools:

[Auto Measure](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481199-auto-measure.md)

  
[Auto Count](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5481213-auto-count.md)

Click on the relevant tool to find out more details on how to use it.