TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension

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TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension.svg TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension

Menu location
TechDraw → Extensions: Dimensions → Create Oblique Chain Dimensions
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
TechDraw ExtensionCreateHorizChainDimension, TechDraw ExtensionCreateVertChainDimension

Description

The TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension tool creates oblique chain dimensions: a sequence of aligned dimensions.

TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimensionExample.png

On the right the created dimensions

Usage

  1. Select three or more vertexes.
  2. The two vertexes selected first define the direction and determine the position of the chain dimension.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
  4. Chain dimensions with centered dimension texts are created.