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Hope Hennessey
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May 4, 2023
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Illustrator Beta - Measuring Tool

  • May 4, 2023
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Hi All, it would be fantastic if the measuring tool gave measurements in inches/feet as well as points - in the large format graphic community we don't measure in points. I thought that changing the units in preferences would work but it didn't.

 

Please consider for future releases!

 

Best,

Hope

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    Correct answer Ellis Humphres

    Hope, double click the tool itself to change to feet, inches, etc. 🙂

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    sébastienl56140598
    sébastienl56140598
    Participant
    November 16, 2023

    Hi All, with the Illustrator beta we finally have the measuring tool: great!

    But it's only for squares, rectangles, circles, and not for manual design shapes. And you also don't add perimetric and area measuring tool. It's a shame. Hope it will be with the next Illustrator version, but very quicly, please !!!

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 16, 2023

    Please post feature requests to https://illustrator.uservoice.com 

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    Jo_Jo_T
    Participant
    August 16, 2023

    I'm trying to get the measurement tool to go less than 1 inches—example .5" or .125" but only goes all the way down to 1" and doesn't show any other measurements below that. I can't use centimeters because I'm required to only use inches in terms of measurements for my work. Is there a way around this?  

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 16, 2023

    Maybe you need to update? Does the precision menu not work for you?

    https://youtu.be/-BnkGNtoSHk 

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    Ellis HumphresCorrect answer
    Participant
    May 5, 2023

    Hope, double click the tool itself to change to feet, inches, etc. 🙂

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 5, 2023

      To give feedback in a beta, it is better to use one of the options in the upper right corner.

        Met1
        Met1
        Legend
        May 5, 2023

        What version are you using?

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        Hope HennesseyAuthor
        Participant
        May 5, 2023

        The latest version, I just installed it last week

        Met1
        Met1
        Legend
        May 5, 2023

        Must be a Beta thang, it works with whatever ruler measurement is selected for me (non-B, 17.5)...

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        Bobby HendersonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 5, 2023

        Are you able to visit the Adobe Prerelease forum for Illustrator? It's best to share feeback about tools or other features that are in the beta stage there.

        https://forums.adobeprerelease.com/

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        Hope HennesseyAuthor
        Participant
        May 5, 2023

        It wouldn't let me in there 😞

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        Bobby HendersonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 5, 2023

        That sounds strange. If you signed up to use a Beta product, such as Illustrator, you should see a tab on the Prerelease main page showing "My Programs," which would list any Beta applications you're using. Click on the "View Program" button to go to a given beta application's main page. That gives you access to downloads, discussions, etc.

        kglad
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        kgladCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 4, 2023

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