Measure 3d objects – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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Multimedia and 3D models
Last updated 1/14/2015
You can associate 3D measurements with specific views. If the default view is active when a measurement is added, a
new measurement view is created. This view is added to the view hierarchy in the Model Tree. The measurement is
associated with that view only. The measurement shows up as a child of the view.
You can also display comments while taking measurements. These comments (also called measurement markups) are
preserved after the document is closed.
Measure 3D objects
1
Click a 3D model in a PDF to enable it.
2
Click the 3D Measurement Tool icon
on the 3D toolbar. (If the 3D toolbar view is set for consolidated tools,
select the 3D Measurement tool from the pop-up menu next to the Navigation tool.)
3
Select the options you want in the Snap Enables and Measurement Types areas of the 3D Measurement Tool palette.
4
Right-click the model background, and change the options as needed. Leave the 3D Measurement Tool palette open.
5
Measure the 3D model:
• To measure the distance between two positions on the 3D model, click to set a start point. Then move the pointer
to another location or an edge.
• To measure the circumference of a round shape, move the pointer to the edge of the shape so that a circle appears,
and click once.
• To create and set an annotation on the measurement, right-click the object background and select Change
Markup Label. Type a markup label. Measure the 3D model as described previously. Click to set the end point
for the measurement, and then click a third time to set the location of the measurement and label.
• To save a measurement as a comment, select the Hand tool, right-click the measurement, and click Convert To
Comment.
• To discontinue a measurement, right-click and choose Cancel Measurement.
• To delete a measurement markup, click it with the3D Measurement Tool and press Delete.
Note: To learn how to rotate, pan, zoom, and snap while you measure, right-click the model and choose 3D
Measurement Navigation Tips.
Snap Enables options in the 3D Measurement Tool palette
3D Snap To Edge Endpoints
Snaps to the entire edge.
3D Snap To Linear Edges
Snaps to a straight-line segment of an edge.