topic Re: Measure tool accuracy in Revit Architecture Forum

Measure tool accuracy

Anonymous — Wed, 18 May 2016 13:59:03 GMT

How do you or can you change the accuracy of the measure tool when measuring between two distances. It measures to a 1/256 accuracy and that is pretty aggrevating.

Re: Measure tool accuracy

dzanta — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:01:58 GMT

Manage tab, Settings Panel, Project Units...select Length cell, change rounding to desired increment.

Re: Measure tool accuracy

L.Maas — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:07:29 GMT

I do not think you can control that. Might be something to put on Revit Ideas.

Re: Measure tool accuracy

weknow68 — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:46:53 GMT

I think you linked something that is no longer viewable. It says you found the solution, but the only one I see mentions "Project Units" which I have set to 1/16" and when I "Measure Between Two References" it is still at 1/256th accuracy. I'm just not smart enough to reduce those fractions in my head...

Re: Measure tool accuracy

mhiserZFHXS — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:18:05 GMT

It was marked a solution because there was no way to change this, so the solution is to post it to the idea boards.

Also, just use actual dimensions. Then you can use them to move elements accurately, and you can delete them when you're done if you don't want them.

Re: Measure tool accuracy

rschroerKRGDW — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:21:23 GMT

This routine does not change unit accuracy of the measuring tool. This only changes the dimension tool.

Re: Measure tool accuracy

migue2 — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:19:37 GMT

yup, kinda annoying

fix it Autodesk