Scale Ratio

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January 15, 2015
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How do I change the scale ratio when measuring 2D design in PDF document?

Correct answer ANAND8502

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

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ShanCal520

Participant

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.