Setting Scale for Measuring Area

[chrisg_75]

Hi,

I have PDF building plans which I want to measure some areas of.

I know how to get measure tool and then right click to get change scale ration etc.  I input the correct scale for what the drawing is and then proceed to measure either distance or area etc.

This does not seem to be working.  Even if I go back in and change the scale drastically, I still get the same area show up when measured.

Please help.

Cheers

Chris

[Akash_Gupta1]

Hi,

Could you please let me know the version of Adobe Acrobat installed on your machine? This you can tell by navigating to Help-> About Adobe Acrobat.

[chrisg_75]

Hi,

It is Adobe Acrobat X Pro V10.0

[Akash_Gupta1]

Hi,

Kindly update your Adobe Acrobat to the latest version and see whether the issue is resolved or not. This you can do by doing Help-> Check for updates.

[chrisg_75]

OK,

So I have updated to Acrobat XI pro 11.0.0 and still same problem seems to exist.

I open a plan for the construction project I am on form the architects, select measurement tool, right click to change scale ration, set it to correct scale for the plan then take a measurement.  Does not appear to be correct.  And if I change the scale i still get the same measurement.

Please help.

[chrisg_75]

I have just tried a pdf created by me when i print to pdf and the scale seems to work.

The pdf if wa spreviously using has layers and i note the measurement box which has x & y axis stuff etc in it keeps reverting back to say embedded scale ......

any ideas as to this or what i could try ?

thanks

[chrisg_75]

Anyone able to suggest what the issue is or how to overcome this problem ?

Thanks

[Guest]

Hey Chris,

I came across your question while trying to search for the same thing.  It's quite annoying.  I may have found a solution for you.  When you select the measurment tool and righ click to bring up the options window.  About halfway down there is an option called "preferences" at the very top of the preferences window there is a check box called "Use Scale and Units from Document (When Present)"  Uncheck that option. 

That should hopefully solve your problem.  Not sure why Adobe would check that as a default. 

Cheers,

[chrisg_75]

Yes That worked Sted_p.

Awsome.  Thanks heaps

[hasan102]

Thank you soo much for your help. I tried everything but couldn't figure out. But you solved one big problem for me!

Thanks