I've been asked many times about the benefits of owning a connected smart scale. The answer is quite simple - convenience.
Instead of recording your weight manually, smart scales do the job for you, syncing with various health apps so you can track your weight over time. Lots of companies make them, but how do you choose? And when does convenience become hassle?Over the past few weeks I've been testing smart scales from Fitbit, Withings, Garmin, Under Armour and.Pivotal Living, a startup that focuses on affordable health and fitness devices.Many of these connected smart scales go beyond weight and can measure metrics like body fat, bone mass and muscle mass. This is all done through bioelectrical impedance, a process that involves sending a low, safe electrical current through your body. The technology has been around for a few years. It's not the gold standard, but it generally works for measuring body measurements over time.The drawback to using a non-smart scale is that you have to remember each measurement or write it down.
For example, 1 inch on an office layout might represent 1 foot in the actual office. In metric drawings, 2 centimeters might represent 1 meter. You can change the drawing scale in any Visio drawing. Some templates, such as the Office Layout template, open with a pre-defined drawing scale. These drawings are called scaled drawings.
This isn't the case with a connected scale or 'smart' scale. These devices include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to automatically send data to the cloud or directly to your phone. Your information can be viewed on your computer or smartphone at any time. But, there's a catch: the information generally gets funneled through specific apps.With so many smart scales out there, it can be difficult to choose which one is right for you. That's where this guide comes in. It's an outline of what to look for and recommendations of top scales I've personally tested. Scales I tested.
Fitbit Aria. Withings Smart Body Analyzer. Garmin Index Smart Scale. Under Armour Smart Scale. Pivotal Living Smart Scale. RecommendationsFor most people, the Fitbit Aria will be the most appealing smart scale, especially if you already own a Fitbit tracker and use the mobile app on a daily basis.
The scale does the basics well and isn't too expensive. If you use either a Garmin or Withings device, however, you would be better off with one of their scales. The Withings Smart Body Analyzer is also the only scale on this list that syncs with Apple Health, which is something iPhone users should consider.Garmin's Index Smart Scale is designed for athletes and data junkies.Sarah Tew/CNETAs someone who uses the Garmin Connect app daily and is an admitted data junkie, the Garmin Smart Index Scale was my favorite. The app isn't perfect, but I liked all of the extra metrics the scale was able to record. I had no problem with the Withings app, but I don't see how the CO2 and temperature measurements would aid in my weight loss.The Under Armour scale is only available as part of. It's expensive and, due to the accuracy problems I experienced, I can't recommend it.If you don't own a Fitbit, Withings or Garmin fitness tracker, I recommend checking out the Pivotal Living Smart Scale. It's by no means perfect, but it can measure weight, BMI, body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate and lean body mass consistently.The affordable Pivotal Living smart scale will only cost you $40.Sarah Tew/CNETAmazon reviewers mentioned syncing problems and app instability as the main problems, although the scale still has a 3.7 star rating (out of 5).
I didn't experience any syncing problems, but the app (as tested on a Nexus 6P running Android 6.0.1) did occasionally crash. While it has nutritional tracking built in, the Pivotal Living app also doesn't support third-party apps such as MyFitnessPal, the most popular food database.
But it's a good smart scale, even better when you consider that it's a third of the price of the competition.For now, I would avoid the Under Armour smart scale until it's offered as an individual product and some of the kinks are worked out. Otherwise, the rest of the field is grouped pretty closely across the board. Anyone already immersed in the Fitbit, Garmin or Withings 'ecosystems' can feel comfortable going with those respective products.Editors' note (May, 22 2016): Pivotal Living has announced that it has discontinued consumer product sales and for that reason we no longer recommend the Pivotal Living Smart Scale.
Free AutoCAD and ZWCAD+ tool! Now with Vehicle Turning Simulation (Swept path analysis)CadTools (ToolBox) is a software developed for Civil Engineers using AutoCAD or ZWCAD.With CadTools you can create your own surface models based on objects in the drawing or import triangles from DWG (other civil software). You can create profiles and cross-sections of multiple surfaces, calculate volumes and plot contours.Vehicle turning software simulates vehicle turning at low speed and determines vehicle tire tracking and swept paths.
Its useful in the design of road intersections, parking lots and other vehicular facilities.10 default types of vehicles are supported. Every vehicletype has its own figuration ruled by a combination of segments, the first segment is the truck, the second is either a trailer or a tow bar and so on. You can easily create your own vehicles by copying a existing vehicle and change parameters. You can use up to 4 segments including the truck, that would give you a Triple trailer and we think that would cover most of the common situations.
Additional Info. Features:Major Group of cCommands in CadTools. TextInsert or remove characters to single line text / Align text to UCS and scale it / Align Text to Left / Send selected text to Excel / Line Aligned Text / Capitalize/Uncapitalize text.
LinesArea calculation of polylines based on color or layer. Results can be exported to Excel / Export polyline coordinates to Excel / Length calculate of polylines based on color or layer. Results can be exported to Excel / Reverse polyline / Point section and offset from polyline / Draw slopemarks from polylines / Offset 3DPolylines / Create cylinders (pipes) from polylines/lines. / Profile 3DPolyline Create road signs and markings / Level out 3Dpolyline / Transverse 3D lines between 3D Polylines (3D Slope signs) / Join 3D Polylines / Draw Slope Arrows for 3Dpolylines (Ditch bottom slope direction) / Stationing Polyline / Line Aligned Text / Edit Polyline Elevation and slope (In table) / Create 3D alignment from plan and profile / Best fit, 3D-polyline regression.
/ Simplify command for 3D-polylines / Set polyline elevation by nearest text, fixes contours with no elevation but text! / Lines/Polylines to EPANET INP-file. LayersAll layers on / All layers off but selected / All layers off but current / Layer off by object / Xref layer freeze by single object / Move to layer by object / Set current layer by object / Delete layer. DrawDraw polylines, circles and blocks from coordinates.
Paste from Excel to CadTools. SurfaceGenerate longitudinal features (ditch bottom, surface interception) with cut/fill tick marks. / Import Triangulated Surface from Graphic (from other software) / Triangle Volume and color cut/fill areas in plan. / Triangulate objects (create surface models) / Drape surface with objects and lines / Pick and annotate elevation from surface / Create wireframe surface / Cut & Fill areas in cross-sections / Create Surface Profiles / Create Surface Cross Section / View Surface Slope and Direction / View Perimeter for flat (or any slope interval) Surface Areas / Pick and annotate Slope vector from surface / Constrained triangulation (breaklines) / Surface Contours / Trickle, traces the path of a drop of water down a selected surface. / Volume by Elevation, triangle volumes at intervals / Trickle All, evaluate surface water paths. ConvertConvert 3DPolylines to 2Dpolylines / Convert 3DFaces to 3Dpolylines / Convert arc to 3Dpolyline / Create coordinate grid / Place sloped text / Convert Circle to 3Dpolyline.
XrefOpen Xref by Object / Detach Xref by Object / Save/Load Xref-settings to/from file. BlockEdit block attribute text / Annotate block elevation / Drainage network evaluation, evaluation of block (manholes) and Lines (pipes). Result in Excel / Export block information to Excel (coordinates, attribute values). HatchExport Hatch area to Excel. MiscellaneousVehicle Turning Simulation (Vehicle Tracking). DraftingAnnotate Profiles/Cross sectionsVehicle Turning Simulation (Swept path analysis).
Configure vehicles of your own and do analysis in the drawing. Much faster design than using turning templates. Create surface cross-sections as 2D or 3D. Display crossing reference lines. Surface Contours. View Surface slope and direction.
Easily detect flat areas. Perimeter of areas with userdefined slopes. Create real 3D cut and fill by applying end-conditions to 3Dpolylines. Very simple and powerful step by step process. Create Give Way.
Create Chevrons. Publisher: Glamsen. Publisher web site:. Operating Systems: Windows.
CAD Requirements: AutoCAD 2001-2015, ZWCAD+. Other Requirements: -.
License types: Freeware. Download link.