3-Point Radius measurement
The 3-Point Radius measurement tool lets you create a markup that measures the radius of an arc. The tool always starts with an arc, but you can resize it to form a full circle after placement. If you need to create a circular markup that calculates the radius immediately, use the Center Radius Measurement tool instead.
Before you start, set the page scale for your document first. If you try to place a measurement on a page without a scale, you'll be prompted to set one.
- Go to Tools > Measure >
3-Point Radius. Or, select
3-Point Radius on the Measurements panel. -
To change the units for any dimension, select the desired measurement units from the dropdowns in the Measurement Properties section of the Measurements panel. Measurements can be taken in units different from those used to set the page scale. Any or all of these can also be set from the Units dropdown menu on the Properties toolbar.
Changes you make to properties will apply to all new measurements until you switch tools (for example, when you place a different type of measurement). - In the document, click to set the first end of the arc.
- Click a point along the arc that is not at either end.
- Click to define the other end of the arc.
Revu draws a pie-piece shape and displays the measured radius.
When you've set the page scale, a preview of key measurement values appears in the lower-right corner as you place measurements to ensure precision. Hide or recall it as needed by selecting the X or the measure icon.
- Revu prevents this tool from placing a full circle. To create a circle, resize the Three-Point Radius markup or use the Center Radius Measurement tool.
- Hold Ctrl and drag an existing markup to automatically copy it.
- Change properties (Subject, Label, units, Slope, Depth) after placing the measurement by selecting it and using the Measurements panel.
To remove markups from your PDF, do one of the following:
- Select the markup on the PDF or from the Markups list.
- Press Delete on your keyboard, or right-click and select
Delete.
You can add an action to almost any markup. Right-click the markup and select Edit Action.
Markups may display indicator icons below and to the right of the markup (or grouped markups). These include:
Action: Shows that an action is defined for this markup. Select to trigger the action.
Capture: Shows that the markup has embedded media (typically an image or video). Select this icon to open a preview window.
Reply: Shows one or more replies exist in the Markups list. Hover to preview replies or select to jump to the markup's entry. Turn off the ability to see reply indicators in the View menu.
Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of size and orientation.
Rotate the markup: Drag the orange handle outside the markup (default: 15° increments; hold Shift for 1° increments)
Rotate the caption: Drag the orange handle directly over the caption.
Change the size of the arc: Drag one of the yellow handles on the markup's circumference.
- Hold Shift to adjust in 15° increments.
Change the length of the radius: Drag the yellow handle at the circle's center.
Move the entire markup: Drag any part except the control handles.
Scale the markup up or down: Drag the appropriate purple handle.
You can customize the appearance of the radius measurement, such as line and fill color, pattern, line style and width, opacity, and font settings for the caption.
To change the appearance of a Radius measurement, select the markup and select the Properties panel. Go to Window > Panels > Properties to show the Properties panel if it is hidden.
Color: Sets the line color.
Fill Color: Sets a fill color.
Highlight: Makes the fill color and/or hatch pattern transparent so underlying content shows through.
Hatch: Sets a hatch pattern. The associated color selector sets the line color of the hatch pattern.
Scale: Sets the scale of the hatch pattern, from 50 (half the default scale) to 200 (twice the default scale).
Opacity: Sets opacity level of the line and endpoints, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).
Fill Opacity: Sets the fill and hatch pattern opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).
Line Width: Sets the line thickness in points. A setting of 0 effectively renders the line invisible.
Style: Determines the line pattern.
Show Caption: Display caption text. Select Edit to choose which measurements to show.
Show Centroid: Display the geometric center. If necessary, the caption will be automatically adjusted to be below the centroid.
Font: Sets the font used for the selected text. Available fonts are divided into three regions:
- The first region shows all fonts used in the currently selected text element.
- The second region lists the standard PDF fonts that are supported by all PDF viewers. These fonts don't need to be embedded in the PDF when used, thereby cutting down on file size.
- The third region shows all other available fonts. When used, these fonts need to be embedded in the PDF.
Font settings are retained in the PDF and will substitute as needed if the original font is unavailable.
Font Size: Sets the font size for text. You can choose a size from 2 to 72 points in the list, or enter any value from 1 to 144 points manually. You can also use decimal values with one digit after the decimal point.
Text Color: Sets the color of text.
Font Style: Control the formatting of the text. Options include Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough. Generally, any combination of these styles can be applied to format the text.
