Draw to scale and circular symetry

@tedpenner -

Unlike Visio or similar drawing programs, Miro being an infinite canvas does not have a way of representing “real world” metrics. The closest workaround would be to create a “ruler” of some kind using a line or rectangle of fixed length, and then create objects in relation to that ruler’s length.

Kiron

Ok, that could work for this use case, so a ruler that is a straight line would be necessary to find first.

Ok, better method.

It does have gridlines underneath which is something I missed as well as symmetry markings when you start to drag in any direction. If you shift + drag corner also, it will maintain that symmetry that you have set.

That solves it for me.

Thanks to everyone that helped.

Ted Penner
profitsharingprojects.com 

Hi @tedpenner (and for anyone landing here trying to layout furniture or design objects to real-world scale in Miro):

Kiron was right that native Miro doesn't support real-world units, but you no longer need to manually cobble together lines to act as makeshift rulers.

We built an approved, free Miro Marketplace app called MeasureMint specifically to bring real-world dimensions (Visio/CAD-style scale) directly into Miro:

• 📏 Scale & Dimensioning in Inches/Feet/Meters: Set your scale once, then drop real-world measurement lines across your tables, furniture blocks, and room layouts.
• 📐 Space Planning & Clearance Checks: Easily verify if a 72" round table fits with enough walking clearance, or measure exact wall-to-wall gaps.
• 🔄 Imperial & Metric Toggles: Switch between inches, feet, meters, and centimeters with one click.
• ⚡ Runs Directly on the Canvas: No exporting or secondary drawing software needed.

You can install it free on the Miro Marketplace here:
👉 MeasureMint on the Miro Marketplace

Hope this makes space planning and layout sizing much easier on Miro boards!