# Measure Around Obstacles Watch this quick tutorial video on how to utilize both the **Ignore** tool and the **Extrapolate Corner** tool to measure complex spaces. {% embed url="" %} Obstacles or obstructions may seem like a challenge when measuring with Moasure, since motion-measuring requires you to pause every 8 seconds. However, the Moasure app the powerful Ignore tool within the Moasure app offers you a quick and simple way to measure through obstacles as if they never existed. In the following example, the back yard has large solar panels situated along the perimeter, preventing us from taking a measurement along the very edge of the lawn. Thanks to the powerful **Ignore** tool within the Moasure app, we are able to instead measure around the obstacle, capturing points as we go, until we get to the other side of the obstacle. Then, once we've returned to the measurement start point to complete the measurement of the space, we're able to utilize the **Ignore** tool to remove unwanted points from the measurement drawing.

Two points are captured around the edge of the obstacle in order to complete the measurement.

After a point is ignored, a line will be drawn between the point before and after it. You can pause and capture as many points as you need in order to measure around an obstacle. Likewise, you can ignore or remove as many points as you need in order to create an accurate measurement and corresponding drawing of a space. The following clip demonstrates how using the **Ignore** tool essentially removes measurement points. {% embed url="" %} Learn more about the [**Ignore**](/en/moasure-app/master-edit-tools/ignore.md) tool. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.moasure.com/en/use-cases/measure-around-obstacles.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.