How to Use the Measurement Tools in Soda PDF?

You can use Soda PDF’s measurement tools to calculate the Distance, Perimeter, and Area of any shapes in your PDF.

Topics:

• Distance
• Perimeter
• Area

Click here if you need help calibrating the measurement tool.

Calculating Distance

• Open the Comment Module. 
• Choose the Distance tool.

The mouse cursor will change and you can start measuring the distance.

• Click to set the start point. 
• Move your mouse cursor.

You will see a line appear along as you move the mouse cursor. The distance will update as the line changes length.

• Click again to place the end point. 
• Move the mouse cursor to place your measurement in the best place.
• Click again to lock it in place.

Click again to calculate another distance.

You can also right-click after placing the first point to place the end-point and calculate in one step.

• Click to place the starting point for the measurement. 
• When the end-point is at the correct place, right-click.
• Choose Complete.

The measured distance will appear in the arrowed line and you can continue working on your file.

• To duplicate a measurement, click a Duplicate button in the Tool Area or select a measurement and press CTRL+D.

• You can define the position of the duplicated measurement and the distance between measurements by clicking the Show more button.

Calculating Perimeter

• Open the Comment Module. 
• Click on the arrow to expand the Distance section.
• Choose the Perimeter tool.

The mouse cursor will change and you can measure the perimeter.

• Drag your mouse cursor over the perimeter of the shape. 
• Click on each corner to mark it. As you drag the mouse further, it will use the last corner you clicked on as the new reference point.
• Trace the outline of your shape.

• When you have traced the perimeter, right-click, and a menu will open. 
• Choose Complete.

Calculating the Area

• Open the Comment Module. 
• Click on the arrow to expand the Distance section.
• Choose the Area tool.

The mouse cursor will change informing you that you can measure the area.

• Drag your mouse cursor over the perimeter of the shape. 
• Click on each corner to mark it. As you drag the mouse further, it will use the last corner you clicked on as the new reference point. 
• Trace the outline of your shape.

Because it is calculating the area, you will notice that moving the mouse cursor creates the outline of a shape, we recommend following the perimeter of the area you are measuring.

• When you have traced the perimeter, right-click, and a menu will open. 
• Choose Complete.