Operation Manual

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Dimension lines indicate the measurements of objects in a drawing.
You can add several types of dimension lines:
• Vertical or horizontal dimension lines — measure the vertical (y-axis) or horizontal (x-axis) distance between any two nodes.
• Parallel dimension lines — measure the actual distance between two nodes.
• Angular dimension lines — measure angles.
• Segment dimension lines — measure the linear distance between the end nodes of a segment, or the linear distance between the two
most distant nodes in multiple segments. Segment dimension lines can also measure selected successive segments.
• Radial or diametric dimension lines — measure the radius or diameter of a circle or a partial circle.
You can measure the distance between the end nodes of a segment (left)
or between the two most distant nodes in multiple segments (right).
You can set how dimension text and lines are displayed. For example, you can choose the unit of measurement, specify the position and font
of the dimension units, and add a prefix or suffix to dimension text. You can also customize the extension lines on which dimension lines
rest. You can specify the distance between the extension lines and the object that is measured, and the length of the extension overhang.
Extension overhang is the portion of the extension line that falls beyond the dimension arrows.
By default, dimension text is dynamic. If you resize the object to which a dimension line is attached, the dimension text is updated
automatically to display the new size. However, you can make the dimension text static, if necessary.