# Tape measure tool on desktop viewer **URL:** \ **Category:** Viewer\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool-on-desktop-viewer/53567 "2017-10-20T03:58:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maxklause](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@maxklause](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/maxklause)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool-on-desktop-viewer/53567/1 "2017-10-20T03:58:33Z")
Is it possible to get the tape measure tool on the viewer like is available on the mobile viewer? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool-on-desktop-viewer/53567/2 "2017-10-20T10:19:17Z")
> [@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:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool-on-desktop-viewer/53567/3 "2018-04-21T11:58:59Z")
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