Can I measure a roof pitch with the Angle Tool?

Yes. Place a line along the slope and a line along the horizontal and the tool reads the pitch in degrees. Convert that to rise over run the way you normally would, then figure shingles and flashing from the plan.

Do I need the plan scale set first?

For lengths you do, but an angle is read from the lines you place, so you get the degrees between two edges directly on the drawing.

What units does it show?

Angles are shown in degrees, which is what you need for pitches, splays, rakes, and corner checks.

Can I keep the angle on the plan with my other measurements?

Yes. Angles sit on the plan alongside your lengths, areas, and counts, so your whole takeoff stays in one place.

Is the Angle Tool on the free plan?

Yes. The Angle Tool is on every plan, including Free. The paid plans lift the limits on projects, plans and markups, so you can take on bigger jobs.

How accurate is measuring an angle on screen compared to a protractor on a printout?

It is tighter and quicker. You place your two lines right on the printed edges and the tool reads the exact degrees, so you skip the parallax and eyeballing you get lining a protractor up on paper.

Can I check the pitch on more than one roof plane on the same plan?

Yes. Measure each roof plane in turn and every angle stays on the sheet, so you can compare pitches across hips, gables and shed roofs before you figure shingles.

Feature

Angle

Measure angles and roof pitch straight off the plan

Angle Tool reads the angle between two lines on a PDF plan, so you can check a roof pitch, a rake, a bay or an out-of-square corner without a protractor or a trip to the site.

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Measure any angle in degrees on the plan
Check roof pitch and slope from the drawing
No protractor, no guesswork, no second trip

Angle Tool

Interactive demo

Click the plan, then scroll to zoom

Click a point on the first edge

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Interactive example on a sample plan. The real MetreMate app does a lot more.

From problem to outcome

From a mystery corner to a number you can bid

Angle Tool is for the moments a plan does not label the angle you need (a raked wall, a hip, a bay window, an angled driveway entry) and you want the degrees without dragging a protractor across a printout.

Step 1

Set your two lines

Click along the first edge, then the second, straight on the plan at the correct scale.

Step 2

Read the angle

The angle in degrees appears between the lines, so you know the pitch, splay, or corner exactly.

Step 3

Mark it up and move on

Keep the angle on the plan with your other measurements, ready for cut lists and bidding.

Key capabilities

What you can do with Angle Tool

Angle in degrees

Measure the angle between any two lines on the plan without a physical protractor.

Best for Raked walls, hips, corners

Roof pitch checks

Read the slope of a roof plane straight off the drawing so you can figure shingles and flashing.

Best for Roofing and framing contractors

Works at plan scale

Angles come off a properly scaled plan, so what you read matches the real building.

Best for Scaled PDF plans

Sits with your takeoff

Keep angles on the same plan as your lengths, areas, and counts instead of on a scrap of paper.

Best for Full takeoff in one place

Fewer site trips

Answer the angle question from the office rather than driving out with an angle finder.

Best for Bidding before you visit

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Measuring a printed construction plan by hand with a pencil

A printed floor plan measured with a tape measure and pencil

Boxes crammed with rolled-up paper plans

The old way

Angles off a printout are slow and rough

Lining a protractor up on a paper plan, or measuring rise and run by hand, is fiddly and easy to read wrong, and a lot of the time the angle you need is not even labeled.

Protractors on printouts are awkward and imprecise
Unlabeled pitches mean a site visit or a guess
Hand-worked rise and run leaves room for error

Why it’s better with MetreMate

A faster way to get the angle right

Angle Tool gives you the degrees on the plan in a couple of clicks, so pitches and corners stop being the thing that holds up a bid.

Get any angle in degrees on the plan
Check roof pitch without leaving the office
Keep angles with the rest of your takeoff
Cut down on protractors and second trips
Bid raked and angled work with confidence

Testimonial / proof

“Been using MetreMate for a few months now, and I'm wondering how I ever managed without it. The accuracy is spot-on, and helps me and my tradies. I'm able to quote quicker and more accurately.”

Mina E. · Builder · Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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