{"id":2721,"date":"2026-01-07T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/how-to-measure-in-a-pdf-when-you-dont-have-bluebeam\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:46:14","slug":"how-to-measure-in-a-pdf-when-you-dont-have-bluebeam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/en\/how-to-measure-in-a-pdf-when-you-dont-have-bluebeam\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Measure in a PDF When You Don&#8217;t Have Bluebeam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2087 alignright\" style=\"transition-property: all;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GstarCAD-2026-Attach-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GstarCAD-2026-Attach-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GstarCAD-2026-Attach.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><sup>7\/1\/26<\/sup> Did you know that measuring to scale in a PDF works really well in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/en\/gstarcad\/\">GstarCAD<\/a>, too? It\u2019s a little more difficult than with Bluebeam, but not for anyone who\u2019s already learned to use AutoCAD. When you open GstarCAD, you\u2019ll immediately see a row of buttons; you\u2019ll need the \u201cPDF Underlay\u201d button to place a page from a PDF file at the origin of your drawing. If you\u2019d like to know more, please feel free to contact us.   <\/p>\n<p>An added benefit of this method is that you can also overlay or underlay a DWG or DWF (both from AutoCAD) or a DGN (from MicroStation).<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are other options besides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideoma.nl\/en\/bluebeam\/\">Bluebeam<\/a> when it comes to measuring in PDFs. Another advantage: you only need to purchase the GstarCAD license once. After that, there are no annual fees, so it ends up being more cost-effective starting in the third year.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7\/1\/26 Did you know that measuring to scale in a PDF works really well in GstarCAD, too? 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