How do you access the ruler?

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No matter what I select or where I look I can't find the ruler anywhere. I'm using Blender 2.74, what am I doing wrong?

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '15 at 13:53

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Open the toolbar in the 3D Viewport using T. Navigate to the Grease Pencil section and click the 'Ruler/Protractor' button. You can now click and drag in the 3D Viewport to create a ruler and or protractor measurement.

Ruler GIF

answered Apr 21 '15 at 13:53

J Sargent

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how to save this ? – haidarvm May 11 '18 at 09:29
@haidarvm how to save what . . ? – J Sargent May 11 '18 at 13:37
save the ruler so we can modiefied or render it ? – haidarvm May 13 '18 at 01:38
@haidarvm You can't turn it into a mesh or curve object as far as I am aware. You might be able to with some scripts – J Sargent May 13 '18 at 02:52

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '19 at 06:46

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For those landing here after Blender 2.8 release: shift + spacebar + m. Or:

Plus: nice video (not mine) introducing how to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZECjQS5yVo

answered Aug 25 '19 at 06:46

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Thank you. I found the measure tool but wasn't able to accurately measure from point to point. Only after watching this video did I learn I was supposed to hold the ctrl button when clicking. – Kenny Rasschaert Jun 06 '21 at 22:03

How do you access the ruler?

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