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    • 04 Apr 2025
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    Ruler Tool

    • Updated on 04 Apr 2025
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    The Ruler Tool is a quick, easy way to measure a distance on a Plan and display the measured length. Relocate the annotation bar by click, holding and dragging.

    📝 Rulers are Annotations only

    Rulers drawn will not add Quantities to Measurements.
    To quantify and display the linear measurements on the Plan, please use the Length Tool with Show Totals enabled.

    💡Using an iPad or Tablet?

    Drawing Rulers

    1. Click the Ruler Tool
      Ensure the Plan Scale has been set
    2. Click and release to begin Ruler
      Move the cursor out to draw the Ruler
      Hold SHIFT to draw a straight line and lock the angle to 15º increments
    3. Click and release to complete the Ruler
      The length displayed can be in Metric (none, mm, cm, m) or Imperial (in, ft) formats
    4. Repeat for any additional Rulers
    5. Click Done
    💡Enabling the Snap Tool

    Enable the Snap to Objects Tool while drawing a Ruler to Snap to a PDF element of the Plan easily
    Eg. Walls or island benches

    Drawing Ruler - new ui

    Editing Rulers

    The Settings modal remains open during editing and requires a click to close once editing is complete.

    1. Press ESC
      Zoom in on the Ruler to select
    2. Select the Ruler on the Plan
      • To move: Click, hold and drag
        To move several items at once, use the Select Tool
      • To resize Ruler: Click, hold and drag the blue square boxes
        Hold SHIFT to draw a straight line and lock the angle to 15º increments
    3. Click Actions to:
    4. Click Settings to:
      • Edit the Line Colour, Line Width, Opacity %, Text Colour, Text Size and Number Format
        Number Formats include Metric (none, mm, cm, m) and Imperial (in, ft)
    5. Click Save
      To Cancel the changes click Cancel
    💡 To restore Deleted Rulers
    • Hold CTRL/Command ⌘ and press Z or
    • Click Undo before leaving the Plan

    Editing Ruler - new ui


    Using an iPad or Tablet?

    Click for alternate terminology.

    Things to note when following the above steps:

    • Tap instead of click
    • Unless there is a keyboard attached to the device, there are no shortcut keys on an iPad or Tablet
    • Tap Done instead of pressing ESC

    Navigation hints:

    • Pinch zoom
    • Tap hold and drag to pan around a Plan

    Images within this article are taken from a desktop computer. Interface appearance on an iPad / Tablet devices may vary based on screen size, potentially hiding or shortening buttons to icons. For accuracy, consider using a stylus, Apple pencil or mouse.




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