ski jump measurement

hi everybody!

(hi doctor nick!)

so anyway

im making a small minigame of ski jump with a physics object, and i cant seem to figure out how to measure the lenght of the jump..id like it so i have a visible number showing how long the jump is, i just cant seem to figure it out

how would i measure length from the tip of the jump to the moment my character hits to the ground?

and also, how to make a visible measurement?

i would post a cap,but its kinda private,cuz im making it for my friend, so im not too comfortable showing it.

but i hope someone wiser than me could help a little,

thanks in advance

Here you go.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1646976/ConstructTutorials/distance.cap

Player has platform movement but should work the same for you ski jump thingy.

just what i needed! i knew it was something to do with the text object,but couldnt figure out the right way. thanks for helping, really appreciated.

now if only i could work out those physics hinges stealing all my fps and im set lol.

EDIT:

well now that i think of it, can anyone give any insight for those hinges? why is it that when you have say, 5 physics objects hinged together,the fps slowly but steadily degrades to a crawl,but when the hinges break, fps goes through the roof? in toher words the fps becomes normal,as it should be. ive been trying to figure this out by myself for a while now,but dont really know whats causing it.

or is it just the way it is? meaning, hinges are bad mkay?