Set Custom Scale based on artwork for Engineering Plans Measurements
I need to add measurements for lighting layouts, outlets, smoke detectors and fans on electric plans. The current measurement tool has a custom option but it's difficult to figure out the scale when it's 1:98 or 1:49. Trial and error gets frustrating and it's not always 100% correct.
**I need a way I could calibrate a custom scale like in CAD/Bluebeam. So, clicking two points and telling Illustrator that space between equals 4ft so it sets the scale for me. This would be more efficient. **
I know there are other programs I could do this in but I don't have access to them at my job. We use illustrator for mostly everything in my department.
Erica Dabbs
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iviansur
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It's a shame that a small company with just a few people managed to create an annotation tool for Illustrator that works a million times better than the internal team's solution. CADTools has been around for quite a while and still handles scales and annotations more effectively. We need a native tool that works properly.