1. A method for a user to control operation of a measurement device, the method comprising: providing a relationship between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of gestures, each gesture of the plurality of gestures corresponding to a body position of the user; providing the measurement device, the measurement device measuring three-dimensional coordinates of a point based at least in part on light from a first light projected from a first light source of the measurement device; projecting a second light beam from a second light source and acquiring a first image of a user; generating a skeletal model of the user from the first image; positioning the user into a first body position, the first body position corresponding to a first gesture from among the plurality of gestures; identifying from the skeletal model the performing by the user of the first gesture; determining a first command based at least in part on the identifying of the first gesture; executing the first command with the measurement device; positioning the user into a second body position, the second body position corresponding to a second gesture corresponding to a second body position; identifying from the skeletal model the performing by the user of the second gesture; determining the second command based at least in part on identifying the second gesture; and executing the second command with the measurement device.