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pdfUser1
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Feb 24, 2019 6:58 AM UTC
Question

measure tool keeps rounding scale

Whenever I set the scale ratio, it doesn't measure using what I entered, it rounds up. For instance, I enter .125 inches but it rounds to .13. It also happens when I enter other inch ratios too. The measuring is then just an estimate measurement not true to the scale. I'm trying to measure in feet. How do I stop that rounding from happening? Rounding throws measuring and dimensions off, I would like to measure using the scale I enter not the rounded dimension. Would someone know how to do it? Thanks.

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    Jan 28, 2021 9:12 AM UTC

    Maybe nobody reported it. However, the original post seemed to mix up rounding and estimating. All numeric work is rounded off to some limit. Perhaps 0.001 inches is considered a reasonable point to round off when measuring in feet: you can't accurately measure 1 in 10,000 on a monitor which has less pixels than that.

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    johndelfino
    johndelfino
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    Jan 27, 2021 9:44 PM UTC

    I cannot believe that this is still a concern, after all this time. If you round a scale, the scale doesn't work! Why has no one fixed this? How is it remotely acceptable?

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    Bernd Alheit
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    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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    Feb 24, 2019 5:06 PM UTC

    What kind of Javascript code do you use?

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      pdfUser1Author
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      Feb 24, 2019 10:42 PM UTC

      Hello Bernd, thanks for responding. What I'm referring to is the Measuring Tool where you can change the scale ratio. I don't use a javascript for this, it's the window setting itself. It rounds automatically by itself and it usually rounds upward. It kinda defeats setting a dimension selection. If I want to enter a dimension it should accept it, not round it up. It's very important to get an accurate measurement. How can that be called a measuring tool? If using this tool in the building trade on a set of plans it could throw the take off out of line. Is there a way to stop that from happening? I don't think so. I'm using Acrobat X Pro and Reader DC. It does the same rounding whichever one I use. Check your Measuring Tool in your own Acrobat app. You'll see what I mean. Enter a few different ratios in the window, for example, .125 or .378 and so on.

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