Distance Tool floating window

The View tab displays the current value of the measurement and the cursor location.

Measurement:

• Distance: As you draw the line, the length is displayed dynamically.

• Angle: Shows the current angle of the line you draw related to the X axis. No signs or direction of rotation are considered.

Cursor Location:

• X: The X coordinate of the cursor position relative to the top left page corner.

• Y: The Y coordinate of the cursor position relative to the top left page corner.

Use the Settings tab to set options for the measurement tool.

• Perpendicular Measurement: Sets your lines to be drawn orthogonally (at right angles to the X or Y axis).

• Caption style: Select where to display the measured value relative to the measured shape.

  • Inside

  • Top

• Units Settings: Sets scaling for your measurement. A map or scale drawing should indicate its scale, such as 0.7 inches = 1 mile.

• Snap Settings: Specify whether measurements should snap to points, edges, or arcs in your document. Adjust the snap-to Sensitivity and Snap color.

Use the Markup tab to add dimension and extension lines to the PDF, and to preserve measurement values in comments.

• Use Markup: Stores the current measurements with your PDF document; otherwise, all results are discarded as soon as you start to draw a new line. In the text field, type the text to display in a pop-up comment window when you hover the cursor over this measurement.

• Measuring Color: Set the color for your measurement lines.

• Leader: Set line parameters to indicate the beginning and end of the measured object.

  • Set Length as Default: Click to keep these settings.

  • Length: Specify how far to place the dimension line from the object (not including Offset).

  • Extension: Specify how long the extension line should lie over the dimension line.

  • Offset: Determines how far away the measurement line appears from the cursor while drawing.