Operation Manual

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2 Click the segment that you want to measure.
3 Move the pointer to where you want to position the dimension line, and click where you want to place the dimension text.
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You can also 
Measure the distance between the two most distant nodes in
multiple segments
Using the Segment dimension tool , marquee select the
segments, drag to position the dimension line, and click where you
want to place the dimension text.
Measure successive segments automatically
Click the Automatic successive dimensioning button on the
property bar, and marquee select the segments that you want to
measure. Drag to position the dimension line, and click where you
want to place the dimension text.
Segment dimension lines can be applied automatically to selected successive segments.
To set the display of dimension units
1 Select a dimension line.
2 On the property bar, choose options from the following list boxes:
• Dimension style — lets you choose fractional, decimal or standard dimension units
• Dimension precision — lets you choose a level of precision for the measurements
• Dimension units — lets you choose the unit of measurement
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You can also 
Hide dimension units
Click the Display units button .
Specify the position of dimension units
Click the Text position button on the property bar, and click a
text position.
Change the point size and font of dimension units
Select the dimension text by using the Pick tool . On the
property bar, choose a font style from the Font list box, and type a
value in the Font size box.