Translations:TechDraw General Examples/72/en

From FreeCAD Documentation

They have in common that they measure the projected shape of the item. If you have learned drafting the manual way, you know how to use auxiliary views to turn the item into a position where projected lengths equal true lengths. For visualization other than this old school way, dimensions can be linked to 3D geometry using TechDraw DimensionRepair to display "true dimensions".