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Calibrate Measurement Scales in the Unified Viewer in the Documents Tool

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Background

The Unified Viewer includes a redesigned measurement panel aligned with Procore design standards. If a document lacks a scale bar or legend, users can perform manual calibration by selecting a known distance directly on the document and entering its real-world value.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:

    • 'Standard' level permissions or higher on the Documents or Specifications tool, or granular markup creation permissions in the Document Management tool.

  • Additional Requirements

    • Supported platforms: Web only.

    • Supported tools: Document Management, Documents, Drawings(Beta), and Specifications.

    • Calibrating a scale allows accurate measurements on scanned, revised, or non-scaled drawing files.

    • Contextual tooltips appear above the footer to guide users step-by-step through creating each measurement markup type.

Steps

  1. Open the document in the Procore Unified Viewer.

  2. Select a measurement markup tool, for example, Distance, Perimeter, Area, or Arc, from the toolbar.

  3. In the Scale pop-up, perform one of the following options:

    • Calibrate a Custom Scale:

      1. Click Calibrate.

      2. Click and drag across a known distance on the document.

      3. Enter the known real-world measurement values and units under Paper Units and Display Units.

    • Select a Preset Scale:

      1. Select Preset and choose a predefined scale from the dropdown menu.

  4. Set the Precision level and toggle Fractional Units if required.

  5. Click Create (or Update) to save the scale settings.

  6. Follow the on-screen tooltip instructions at the bottom of the viewer to draw your measurement markups on the page.

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