Polylength measurement

1. Go to Tools > Measure > Polylength. Or, select Polylength on the Measurements panel.
2. By default, measurements are taken in the same units used to set the page scale and secondary dimensions like depth and slope are not set. Any or all of these can be changed from the Properties toolbar or from the Measurements panel as described below:
   • To set depth, enter a value in the Measurement Properties section of the Measurements panel and choose the units. Setting a depth for the measurement allows for additional calculations like Wall Area on the Markups list.
   • To set slope, enter a value in the Measurement Properties section of the Measurements panel and choose the units. Setting a slope for the measurement allows for additional calculations like materials over a sloped plane.
   • 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).

3. Click to place the first endpoint in your document.
4. Click to place additional endpoints for each line segment.

   If you turn on Show Segment Values (either in the Measurement panel or from the Properties panel) Revu displays the length of the segment you’re placing as well as the total cumulative length. You’ll see the segment length above the current segment, and the running total on the opposite side of your cursor. When you place the very first segment, only a single value is shown since the segment length and cumulative length are the same.

5. Complete the shape with one of the following:
   • To connect the last point to the first and close the shape, select the first point again.
     Even though their start and end points can touch, Polylength measurements are always considered open shapes and will behave as such. For a closed-shape measurement, see Area Measurement.
   • To finish without closing, either select Enter after the last point or double-click the final point.

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.

Tips:

• Hold Shift to draw lines at horizontal, vertical, or 45° angles.
• Change properties (Subject, Label, units, Slope, Depth) after placing the measurement by selecting it and using the Measurements panel.
  • Depth allows for additional calculations, such as wall area or material volume, on the Markups list. To set a depth for the markup, enter a value and select a unit of measure. Depth is mutually exclusive with Rise/Drop.
  • Rise/Drop allows for accurate measurements of materials that run up or down from one floor to the next, such as piping or conduit. The value entered here represents the total amount of rise and/or drop and will be added to the length total. To set a rise/drop for the markup, enter a value; the unit of measure is automatically the same one used for the markup length. Rise/Drop is mutually exclusive with Depth.
• Segments of a the measurement can be split from the original markup. To do so, right-click the desired segment and select Split. To break a the measurement into its segmented parts, select Split All.

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)The rotation can also be entered in the Rotation field found in the Layout section of the Properties panel.

Move the entire markup: Drag any part except the control handles.

Move only the caption: Drag the caption while holding down Shift. To return the caption to its default position, right-click it and select Reset Caption Position. To move multiple captions at the same time, shift-click them, then drag one of the selected captions while continuing to hold Shift. Note that, if multiple captions in a Polylength measurement are moved, right-clicking one and selecting Reset Caption Position will reset the positions of them all.

Rotate the caption: Drag the orange handle directly over the caption. Note that only the cumulative length caption can be rotated; while the length captions of the segments cannot be rotated, they can be adjusted to align on the segment or horizontally in the Appearance Properties. To rotate the caption 180°, right-click the markup and select Flip Text.

See Editing Markups for more information.

The appearance of the Polylength measurement is configurable, including its line and fill color, line width and style, opacity, and font characteristics for the caption.

To change the appearance of a Polylength measurement, select the markup and select the Properties panel. Go to Window > Panels > Properties to show the Properties panel if it is hidden. Several properties will also be available on the Properties toolbar when the markup is selected.

Appearance properties

Color: Sets the line color.

Fill Color: Controls the fill color of the endpoints.

Highlight: Makes the fill color and line transparent so underlying content shows through.

Opacity: Sets opacity level of the line and endpoints, 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. In addition, there are several advanced line styles and you can create Custom Line Styles.

Style: Determines the line pattern.

Start and End: Controls the appearance of the endpoints for each side of the line. The diagram below shows samples of each type of endpoint.

Each endpoint has an associated Scale that determines the size of the endpoint in relation to the Line Width. By default, it is set to Auto and will automatically adjust as the Line Width is changed.

Show Segment Values: Display segment lengths. Choose an alignment for these captions:

• Align to Segment: When selected, segment length captions will follow the segment line when it is rotated.
• Align Horizontally: When selected, segment length captions will always be horizontal, regardless of the markup's rotation.

Show Caption: Display caption text. Select Edit to choose which measurements to show.

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.

If you attempt to embed a font for which the viewing and editing permissions do not allow formatting, Revu will display a message indicating the font will not 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.

To add measurement points to an open measurement markup, see Create a length measurement with multiple points.