Measure Area in a PDF on iOS

Measure area in a PDF using PSPDFKit for iOS starting with version 11.5. To measure area in your app, contact the Sales team to add the Measurement Tools component to your license, or run the SDK in trial mode.

Measure area in one of the following ways:

Measuring the Area of a Polygon

Measure the area of a custom-drawn polygon in one of the following ways:

Measuring the Area of a Polygon Using the Built-In UI

To measure the area of a polygon using the built-in UI, follow these steps:

  1. Touch and hold the annotation tools icon.

  1. Tap Polygon Area.

  2. Draw a polygon around the area you want to measure.

Measuring the Area of a Polygon Programmatically

To measure area programmatically on iOS, contact Support.

Measuring the Area of an Ellipse

Measure the area of an ellipse in one of the following ways:

Measuring the Area of an Ellipse Using the Built-In UI

To measure the area of an ellipse using the built-in UI, follow these steps:

  1. Touch and hold the annotation tools icon.

  1. Tap Ellipse Area.

  2. Draw an ellipse around the area you want to measure.

Measuring the Area of an Ellipse Programmatically

To measure area programmatically on iOS, contact Support.

Measuring the Area of a Rectangle

Measure the area of a rectangle in one of the following ways:

Measuring the Area of a Rectangle Using the Built-In UI

To measure the area of a rectangle using the built-in UI, follow these steps:

  1. Touch and hold the annotation tools icon.

  1. Tap Rectangle Area.

  2. Draw a rectangle around the area you want to measure.

Measuring the Area of a Rectangle Programmatically

To measure area programmatically on iOS, contact Support.

Configuring Measurements

For more information on configuring measurements, see the guide on configuring measurements.