Method and device for measuring physical objects

The method performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a depth sensor includes: obtaining a task associated with a physical object within a physical environment; obtaining depth information, via the depth sensor, associated with the physical environment; determining one or more measurements for the physical object based at least in part on the depth information; obtaining a graphical overlay based at least in part on the task and the one or more measurements for the physical object; and causing presentation of the graphical overlay adjacent to a representation of the physical object, wherein the representation is obtained using sensor readings of the physical object.