The Dynamic Fill tool automatically creates Spaces and measurement markups from shapes on the content layer of a drawing. The tool detects shape boundaries and uses those shapes to create a Space, Area Measurement, Polylength Measurement, Perimeter Measurement, Volume Measurement, Polygon Markup, or any combination thereof.
The Dynamic Fill tool works on shapes found on the content layer of a drawing only. When it is engaged, markups on the drawing can be hidden from view to make it easier to see the content layer; see Dynamic Fill Preferences to enable or disable this feature.
The Dynamic Fill tool is used to create a Space or a markup from a shape (usually a room) on the content layer of a drawing. While the simplest use of the Dynamic Fill tool is to create a Space and/or markup from a whole room, you can also add temporary boundaries to divide closed rooms or close open rooms.
Go to Measure > Dynamic Fill or press J on the keyboard. The Dynamic Fill toolbar appears.
Select Fill, then click and hold within the boundary of the desired shape. The Dynamic Fill tool highlights the space, stopping when it reaches the boundaries or when the mouse button is released.
Tips:
Dynamic Fill elements that have not yet been used can be removed from the PDF. To do so, select the desired option from the Clear Dynamic Fill menu on the Dynamic Fill toolbar.
The default preference settings for the Dynamic Fill tool are found in the Dynamic Fill Preferences, but these settings can be adjusted on the fly by clicking Dynamic Fill Settings on the Dynamic Fill toolbar. Changing the settings this way is temporary; once the Dynamic Fill toolbar is closed, the settings will revert to the defaults.