User Guide

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While you are dragging the mouse you will see that the Meter tool sticks to
any object that it can find in the editing field.
To measure the distance from a contour:
1. Put the mouse cursor on the contour from which you want to measure.
2. Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse to what you want to
measure to. Hold down the
SHIFT key and the direction of the mouse’s
movement will be constrained to the normal direction of the contour
starting point.
3. When you’re done, release the button.