Draft Snap Dimensions
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This is the approved revision of this page, as well as being the most recent.
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| Menu location |
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| Snapping → Snap Dimensions |
| Workbenches |
| Draft, BIM |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Snap, Draft Snap Lock, Draft SelectPlane |
Description[edit | edit source]
The Draft Snap Dimensions option shows temporary X and Y dimensions. They display the X and Y distance between the cursor and the previous point in the working plane coordinate system. The dimensions are created on the working plane.
Temporary dimensions show the position of the cursor
Usage[edit | edit source]
For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.
- Optionally change the working plane.
- Make sure snapping is enabled. See
Draft Snap Lock.
- If Draft Snap Dimensions is not active do one of the following:
- Press the
Snap Dimensions button in the Draft Snap toolbar.
- Draft: Press the
Snap Dimensions button in the Draft Snap Widget.
- BIM: Select the Snapping →
Snap Dimensions option from the menu, or from the 3D View context menu.
- Press the
- Choose a Draft or BIM command to create your geometry.
- Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
- Pick a first point. This snap option requires a previous point.
- As you move the cursor around temporary dimensions are displayed.
Preferences[edit | edit source]
See Draft Snap.
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc From 3 Points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-Spline, Cubic Bézier Curve, Bézier Curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation Styles, Annotation Scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar Array, Circular Array, Path Array, Path Link Array, Point Array, Point Link Array, Edit, Highlight Subelements, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Convert Wire/B-Spline, Draft to Sketch, Set Slope, Flip Dimension, Shape 2D View
- Draft Tray: Working Plane, Set Style, Toggle Construction Mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap Lock, Snap Endpoint, Snap Midpoint, Snap Center, Snap Angle, Snap Intersection, Snap Perpendicular, Snap Extension, Snap Parallel, Snap Special, Snap Near, Snap Ortho, Snap Grid, Snap Working Plane, Snap Dimensions, Toggle Grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply Current Style, New Layer, Manage Layers, New Named Group, SelectGroup, Add to Layer, Add to Group, Add to Construction Group, Toggle Wireframe, Working Plane Proxy, Heal, Show Snap Toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Most objects: Edit
- Layer container: Add New Layer, Reassign Properties of All Layers, Merge Layer Duplicates
- Layer: Activate Layer, Reassign Properties of Layer, Select Layer Contents
- Text and label: Open Links
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Save Camera Position, Save Visibility of Objects
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Assembly, BIM, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Material, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub