Scale Ratio

[Guest]

How do I change the scale ratio when measuring 2D design in PDF document?

[ANAND8502 · Accepted solution]

Hi Billw59390832,

Please try the steps below to change the scale ratio.

    Choose View > Tools > Analyze to open the Analyze panel.

    Click on the Measuring tool, and then pick one of the Measurement types: Distance, Area or Perimeter.

    Hover over the page and right click (Mac OS: Control+click) and chose Change Scale Ratio from the context menu.

    Right click | Change Measurement Scale

    Enter the preferred scale ratio in the dialog box:

    Enter your preferred measurement scale

    When you pick OK, you will see the updated scale ratio, as long as you still have the Measuring tool selected in the Analyze panel:

    The updated scale ratio is visible when you have the Measuring tool selected

Regards,

Anand

[Guest]

?Thankyou.

Kind regards

Bill

[lawrencek1956]

Hi. I   Choose View > Tools > but there is no"  Analyze" tab

[try67]

Look under Edit - Analysis...

[snowwisb]

Where is it now? there is no Analysis under the Edit menu. 

[gwjohnson]

Right-clicking on a drawing with the Measuring Tool selected no longer seems to have the option to Change Scale Ratio. Is that set somewhere else now?

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC v2018 for Mac 

[fitzmech]

I am having the same issue its not there anymore

[Gus5CBE]

Same issue here. What's the fix?

[Shannon25691075a7e0]

In general the below answer is correct.  When having the measuring tool active, right click to change the ratio.  BUT, if you are measuring in a pdf that was created from a dwg file or some other CADD type program you will need to go one step further.  When having the measuring tool active, right click and then choose preferences and deselect the option (it is the very first option for me) to use scale and units from document (when present).  Otherwise, for me, anyway, it would not actually reset the ratio.  

[Shannon27406485hqeq]

This did not work for me, it is still not allowing me to set me own scale after clicking off use scale and units from document. What else can I do?

[corag54467065]

Did you ever figure it out. It seems like the measure tool change a lot in an upgrade.

[Melanee3303337847b4]

Same here....unable to get any type of measurement correction/edit to show up - following anyone's instructions.  Measuring one end of a parcel to the other and the default says "Distance: 2.82"  - 2.82 what??? I need ft/inches.  Anyone have a solution to this problem? Thank you.

[ADVSEC]

I have the same issue, Would love an update!