Format distance tool label to centimeter.

Can anyone tell me how to format the text in distance tool's label to centimeter?

Thanks

[Sven]

The distance tool reports in pixels for a very good reason:

An image doesn't have *physical* distance by itself. Real-world distance is only applied after you answer this question:

"How big (in cm, for example) is each pixel in my image"?

This answer will be very different depending on the image. Take a picture of your house. How many cm in each pixel? Take a satellite picture of your neighbourhood. How many cm in each pixel?

What I suggest you do is determine the "scale" of your pixels, ie, that each pixel represents 0.1cm, then multiply that number by what the distance tool reports.

[Jan]

If this is posted as an asnwer, I'd vote for it.

Answer 1

[Ashish Uthama]

" The distance tool reports in pixels for a very good reason:

An image doesn't have physical distance by itself. Real-world distance is only applied after you answer this question:

"How big (in cm, for example) is each pixel in my image"?

This answer will be very different depending on the image. Take a picture of your house. How many cm in each pixel? Take a satellite picture of your neighbourhood. How many cm in each pixel?

What I suggest you do is determine the "scale" of your pixels, ie, that each pixel represents 0.1cm, then multiply that number by what the distance tool reports. "