# \[Feature request\] Measuring **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp Viewer\ **Created:** [August 15, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157 "2014-08-15T19:11:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/guy/32/88_2.png) [@Guy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/1 "2014-08-15T19:11:42Z")
I like to have the ability to take measures of the model with the iPad viewer. ---
**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/2 "2014-08-22T22:06:48Z")
Thanks for the suggestion! This idea has been voiced by a few folks and has been logged. FWIW, I’d certainly like to see some kind of measurement tool as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lars1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Lars1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Lars1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/3 "2019-07-24T13:29:56Z")
Its also been voiced by multiple people for 5+ years. All I need is the ability to measure. Why is there so much resistance to this? ---
**Author:** ![Lars1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Lars1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Lars1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/4 "2019-07-24T13:42:14Z")
Dear SketchUp, Please stop ignoring users requests for a measure tool in Viewer. Its been at least 5 years. That amount of time is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![SketchUp3D\_de](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sketchup3d_de/32/167_2.png) [@SketchUp3D\_de](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp3D_de)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/5 "2019-07-24T14:47:41Z")
> [@RfE: Extend functionality for being a full blown Viewer](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/rfe-extend-functionality-for-being-a-full-blown-viewer/42710): > > at least the desktop versions of the SU Viewer should be extended by the measurement tools (Tape Measure, Protractor) as well as the dimension/annotation tools (Dimensions, Text). Additionally the Entity Info panel for formatting the dimension/text entities created would be required too. Which would surely not hurt sales of the full SU Pro version but allow coworkers or partners of SU Pro users to add additional information required by them only without the need resp. being able to ask the user… ---
**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/6 "2019-07-24T15:44:39Z")
All of the SketchUp Viewer apps (Mobile, VR & HoloLens) include the Tape Measure tool. We added measurement functionality for the Mobile apps (iOS & Android) in V2, back in 2015. Measurement functionality was included in V1 of our HoloLens and VR apps when those launched in 2016 and 2019, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![jamsog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jamsog/32/150362_2.png) [@jamsog](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jamsog)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/7 "2019-07-24T16:02:44Z")
Yeah, vs other free viewers out there, Sketchup viewer for desktop does need that measurement feature… been asked many times by clients for this… ---
**Author:** ![Where2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3be4f8/32.png) [@Where2](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Where2)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/8 "2022-10-24T21:38:37Z")
@MikeTadros 3 years later (2022), and there are still no measurement tools in the SketchUp Viewer for Windows Desktop (Ver 22.0.354)… What’s the point of having measurement tools in the apps for iPad or Android tablet when you don’t support this simple functionality in a desktop environment where I have a readable size 4k display, a real pointing device, and 8Gb of dedicated video memory? ---
**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/9 "2022-10-31T16:28:45Z")
@Where2 Hi Mark. It is indeed 3 years later – and we still don’t have a great answer for you. ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/10 "2022-10-31T20:59:09Z")
And I’ve just looked in both Mac and Windows viewers and there seems no way to control which tags are visible. Am I just not seeing it, or is it just not there? ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/70101_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/11 "2022-10-31T21:31:42Z")
Yes, tags seem not to be there. They are there in the iPhone or iPad viewer mode. ---
**Author:** ![cdmotl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/cdmotl/32/53932_2.png) [@cdmotl](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/cdmotl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/12 "2022-10-31T23:05:45Z")
Just checked my iPhone SketchUp viewer app and Tags is available in the center of the bottom row of icons Loaded a file and was able to toggle Tags visibility on and off. ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/70101_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/13 "2022-10-31T23:21:23Z")
That is true. John was talking about viewing a link in a browser. ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/14 "2022-11-02T15:22:32Z")
> … in a browser Not in a browser, Colin, but in the Mac or Windows Viewer apps. Tags aren’t controllable in either. ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/70101_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/feature-request-measuring/157/15 "2022-11-02T15:58:19Z")
Thanks for the correction. The viewer apps haven’t been updated much recently.