A welding or cutting system, comprising: a welding or cutting power supply to respectively perform welding or cutting operations; and characterized by a mobile communication device having a camera, a display, and a motion sensor device, wherein the mobile communication device includes a mobile communication programming application and a welding or cutting programming application installed thereon, wherein the welding or cutting programming application programmed to: generate displayed imagery of an object of a welding or cutting environment and make a measurement of the object, using the camera and the display and the motion sensor device, at least in part by overlaying augmented reality imagery onto the displayed imagery of the object as a user positions the mobile communication device with respect to the object, correlate the measurement to one or more welding or cutting operational parameters, and facilitate communication of the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters from the mobile communication device to the welding or cutting power supply, wherein the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters are for use by the welding or cutting power supply to control a welding or cutting operation of the welding or cutting operations. a welding or cutting power supply to respectively perform welding or cutting operations; and characterized by a mobile communication device having a camera, a display, and a motion sensor device, wherein the mobile communication device includes a mobile communication programming application and a welding or cutting programming application installed thereon, wherein the welding or cutting programming application programmed to: generate displayed imagery of an object of a welding or cutting environment and make a measurement of the object, using the camera and the display and the motion sensor device, at least in part by overlaying augmented reality imagery onto the displayed imagery of the object as a user positions the mobile communication device with respect to the object, correlate the measurement to one or more welding or cutting operational parameters, and facilitate communication of the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters from the mobile communication device to the welding or cutting power supply, wherein the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters are for use by the welding or cutting power supply to control a welding or cutting operation of the welding or cutting operations. generate displayed imagery of an object of a welding or cutting environment and make a measurement of the object, using the camera and the display and the motion sensor device, at least in part by overlaying augmented reality imagery onto the displayed imagery of the object as a user positions the mobile communication device with respect to the object, correlate the measurement to one or more welding or cutting operational parameters, and facilitate communication of the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters from the mobile communication device to the welding or cutting power supply, wherein the one or more welding or cutting operational parameters are for use by the welding or cutting power supply to control a welding or cutting operation of the welding or cutting operations.