Ruler Tool
- 08 Apr 2022
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Ruler Tool
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The Ruler Tool is a quick, easy way to measure a distance on a Plan and display the measured length.
📝 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
Drawing Rulers
- Check the Plan Scale has been set
To show the Ruler length, the Plan Scale needs to be set - Click Ruler Tool
- 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 - Click and release to complete the Ruler
The length displayed can be in Metric (mm, cm, m) or Imperial (in, ft) formats - Repeat for any additional Rulers
- 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
Editing Rulers
- Press ESC to enter Select mode
Zoom in on the Ruler to select - 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
- To move: Click, hold and drag
- Click Actions to:
- Click Settings to edit the Ruler style
Change the Line Colour, Line Width, Opacity %, Text Colour, Text Size and Number Format
Number Formats include Metric (mm, cm, m) and Imperial (in, ft) - 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
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