DRESS MEASUREMENT

Measurement features

Reference measurements

Reference lines are guides with no value attached. Draw them on a page to show exactly where a measurement starts and stops, so whoever takes it measures the same thing you did.

Available on

  • iPhone
  • iPhone Duo
  • iPad
  • Android
  • Tailor Shop feature

A reference line is drawn the same way a custom measurement is, but it holds nothing: no value, no label, no entry screen. It is there to be looked at. Use one to mark the waistline a sleeve is measured to, or the hem a length is taken from, so the next person to pick up the tape starts and stops where you meant. Reference measurements are part of the Tailor Shop subscription and, like custom measurements, they only work on a page you added yourself.

How do I draw a reference line?

Open the page you want the guide on, then choose Reference Measurements from the options button (three sliders) at the top right, or the three-dot menu on Android. That menu item appears only on pages you created; a built-in page offers Page Settings instead. The editor works exactly like the custom measurement one, and the button at the bottom names the step you are on.

  1. Tap the plus button at the top right. A point appears on the body.
  2. Drag the point to where the guide should start, then tap Continue.
  3. Drag across the body to draw the line. A pale dotted line follows your finger.
  4. Tap Save Measurement. The editor offers a fresh point for another line: tap Back to drop it, then close the editor with the X.

On iPhone Duo the editor’s close, plus and question mark buttons, and later Back, anchor and undo, sit in a strip on the right, opened or closed.

The guide then sits on the page underneath your real measurements, in pale grey with no label, so it reads as a guide rather than as something waiting to be filled in.

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A Reference Measurements screen with a close button at the top left and plus and question mark buttons at the top right, showing the profile's charcoal female figure with no lines on it and a yellow Continue button.
A Reference Measurements screen on the closed Duo showing the profile's charcoal female figure with no lines on it and a yellow Continue button below; a close button and a plus and question mark pair sit in the vertical bar strip on the right.
A Reference Measurements screen in landscape showing the profile's charcoal female figure on the left with no lines on it, a yellow Continue button on the right, and a close button and a plus and question mark pair in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
A Reference Measurements page filling the iPad in portrait, with a close button at the top left and plus and question mark buttons at the top right, showing the profile's large charcoal female figure with no lines on it and a wide yellow Continue button.
A Reference Measurements editor showing the client's charcoal female figure with no lines on it, an X at the top left, plus and question mark buttons at the top right and a yellow Continue button.
A Reference Measurements editor filling the tablet, showing the client's charcoal female figure with no lines on it, an X at the top left, plus and question mark buttons at the top right and a yellow Continue button.
The editor opens on the page with nothing drawn yet.
The Reference line drawing step with Back at the top left and anchor, undo and question mark buttons at the top right: the charcoal figure, with the existing blue Collar line down the front, and a pale grey dotted line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips, and a yellow Save Measurement button.
The Reference line drawing step on the closed Duo: the charcoal figure with the existing blue Collar line down the front and a pale grey dotted line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips, a yellow Save Measurement button below, and Back plus an anchor, undo and question mark group in the vertical bar strip on the right.
The line drawing step in landscape, still titled Reference Measurements: the charcoal figure on the left with the existing blue Collar line down the front and a pale grey dotted line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips, a yellow Save Measurement button on the right, and Back plus an anchor, undo and question mark group in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
The reference line drawing step on the iPad with Back at the top left and anchor, undo and question mark buttons at the top right: the large charcoal figure, with the existing blue Collar line down the front, and a pale grey dotted line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips ending in a blue target circle, and a wide yellow Save Measurement button.
The charcoal figure with a pale grey dotted guide line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips, ending in a gold targeting circle, with the page's custom line shown as a gold dotted line down the front, anchor and undo buttons at the right edge and a yellow Save Measurement button.
The charcoal figure with a pale grey dotted guide line drawn horizontally across the top of the hips, ending in a gold targeting circle, the page's custom line shown as a gold dotted line down the front, round anchor and undo buttons at the right edge and a yellow Save Measurement button.
Drag across the body to draw the guide.
Sarah Mitchell's profile on Page 8 of 8 showing a blue measured line from the neck to the knee with a 38 COLLAR label and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label.
Sarah Mitchell's profile on the closed Duo on Page 8 of 8, showing a blue measured line from the neck to the knee with a 38 COLLAR label and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label; the profile buttons sit in the vertical bar strip on the right.
Split view in landscape with the Clients grid on the left and Sarah Mitchell's profile on Page 8 of 8 on the right, showing a blue measured line from the neck to the knee with a 38 COLLAR label and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label.
Sarah Mitchell's profile beside the Clients grid in portrait on Page 8 of 8, showing a blue measured line from the neck to the knee with a 38 COLLAR label and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label.
Sarah Mitchell's page showing the blue dotted COLLAR line down the front with its dark COLLAR label beside the knee and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label.
The client page showing the blue dotted COLLAR line down the front with its dark COLLAR label to the right of the knee and, separately, a pale grey dotted line across the hips with no label.
A guide line carries no value and no label.

How is this different from a custom measurement?

A custom measurement is a measurement: it has a short name, a full name, instructions, an optional photo, a label on the body and a value you enter. A reference line has none of that. There is no entry screen behind it and no number to record.

That is the point of it. Anything you want a number for should be a custom measurement. Anything you only want people to see should be a reference line.

How do I delete a reference line?

In Reference Measurements, tap the end of the line to select it. It turns gold and a trash button appears at the top right in place of the plus. Tap the trash button and the Delete Reference Line screen opens, showing the line in gold with its endpoints in red so you can check you picked the right one before confirming. Pressing and holding a selected line opens the same screen if that is quicker for you.

Deleting a guide leaves every real measurement on the page untouched.

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A Delete Reference Line screen with Back at the top left, showing the figure with the guide line dotted in gold and its two ends picked out in red, a warning asking are you sure you want to delete this reference line, this action cannot be undone, and a red Delete button above a Cancel button.
A Delete Reference Line screen filling the closed Duo, with the figure showing the guide line dotted in gold and its two ends picked out in red, a warning asking are you sure you want to delete this reference line, this action cannot be undone, and a red Delete button above a Cancel button; a Back button sits alone in the vertical bar strip on the right.
A Delete Reference Line screen in landscape with the figure on the left showing the guide line dotted in gold and its two ends picked out in red, and on the right a warning asking are you sure you want to delete this reference line, this action cannot be undone, above a red Delete button and a Cancel button; a Back button sits in the vertical bar strip on the right edge.
A Delete Reference Line page filling the iPad in portrait, with Back at the top left, showing the figure with the guide line dotted in gold and its two ends picked out in red, a warning asking Are you sure you want to delete this reference line? This action cannot be undone., and a wide red Delete button above a Cancel button.
A Delete Reference Line page showing the charcoal figure with the guide line across the hips as a gold dotted line between two red endpoint dots, a warning line reading Are you sure you want to delete this reference line?, a red Delete button and an outlined gold Cancel button.
A Delete Reference Line page showing a smaller charcoal figure with the guide line across the hips as a gold dotted line between two red endpoint dots, a warning line reading Are you sure you want to delete this reference line?, a full-width red Delete button and an outlined gold Cancel button.
The line to be removed is shown with red endpoints before you confirm.