Ruler preference settings

The Ruler preference settings enable you to change the default Ruler measurement units and display the settings.

The Ruler preferences settings include the Ruler display settings and the Ruler measurement units.

NoteDimension objects retain the preference settings of the Ruler "object".

To access the Ruler preferences, do either of the following:

In the Viewer window, left-click the Ruler tool ( ) arrow (context menu) in the Camera View Display toolbar options () and choose Preferences from the context menu.

Ruler tool context menu
From the menu bar, select Settings Preferences and in the Preferences window, click the Ruler preference option.

Ruler preferences

The following tables describe the Ruler preference settings.

Ruler preference settings	Description
Color	The Color setting enables you to change the default color of the system Ruler "object" (as displayed in the Viewer window) and of the highlighted object or element.
End Cap Style	The End Cap Style setting enables you to specify the start and end point style of the system Ruler "object".
End Cap Scale	The End Cap Scale setting enables you to specify the size of the start and end point of the system Ruler "object". The value can be set between 0.1 and 10.
Font Background	The Font Background setting enables you to change the background color of the measurement units display of the system Ruler "object".
Font Scale	The Font Scale setting enables you to specify the size of the measurement units display of the system Ruler "object". The value can be set between 0.1 and 10.

The Ruler measurement unit options include Architectural (feet and inches), mi (miles), cm (centimetres), m (metres), and km (kilometres). The default measurement unit is set to Architectural unit. The Architectural measurement unit is imperial.

You can specify the measurement unit precision for each of these options. The following table shows the Ruler measurement unit precision options for each of the measurement units.

Ruler Measurement Unit options	Ruler Measurement Unit Precision options
Architectural
mi
cm
m
km

See Changing the Ruler preferences.

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