No Dimension Tool in Acrobat 8 or 9

Hi there,
Is it just me, or has the dimension tool dissapeared between versions 7 and 8?
We are in a drafting office and use acrobat for all our drawing checking with the markup & comment tools. Out of all the markup and comment tools we use the dimension tool is the one thing we used the most.
Is there any way to get it back or is it just hidden deep in some menu?
Does my new licenses allow me access to previous versions?
Thanks
Craig

the problem with the measure tool is that i cannot override the text that is put in the dimension line. that's why i was asking for the dimension tool because with that you could input whatever you wanted in the dimension line. maybe there is a toggle somewhere to do this that i cannot find.
Thanks
Craig Turton

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