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TechDraw ExtensionCreateHorizChainDimension

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TechDraw ExtensionCreateHorizChainDimension

Menu location
TechDraw → Format/Organize Dimensions → Horizontal Chain Dimension
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
TechDraw ExtensionCreateVertChainDimension, TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension

Description[edit | edit source]

The TechDraw ExtensionCreateHorizChainDimension tool creates a horizontal chain dimension: a sequence of aligned dimensions.

On the right the created dimensions

Usage[edit | edit source]

  1. Select three or more vertices.
  2. The two leftmost vertices determine the position of the chain dimension.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • introduced in 1.0: If the Dimensioning tools preference is set to Single tool (default): press the down arrow to the right of the button and select the Horizontal Chain Dimension option from the dropdown.
    • If this preference has a different value (and in 0.21 and below): press the Horizontal Chain Dimension button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Format/Organize Dimensions → Horizontal Chain Dimension option from the menu.
  4. A chain dimension with centered dimension texts is created.