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# Select a [[Draft Dimension]] object.
# Select a [[Draft Dimension]] object.
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.png|16px]] [[Draft FlipDimension|Flip Dimension]]}} button, or go to the menu {{MenuCommand|Draft → Utilities → Flip Dimension}}.
# Go to the menu {{MenuCommand|Draft → Utilities → [[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.png|16px]] [[Draft FlipDimension|Flip Dimension]]}}.


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What this tool does internally, is to invert the normal direction of the dimension, which is used to position the text. [[Draft Dimension]]s also have a {{PropertyData|Flip Text}} property which when it is {{TRUE}} it rotates the text by 180 degrees around the normal direction. By combining these two features, normal direction and flipping the text, you are able to make the text appear correctly in all possible situations.
What this tool does internally is to invert the normal direction of the dimension, which is used to position the text.

[[Draft Dimension]]s also have a {{PropertyData|Flip Text}} property which, when it is {{TRUE}}, rotates the text by 180 degrees around the normal direction. By combining these two features, flipping the normal direction and flipping the text, you are able to make the text appear correctly in all possible situations.


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Revision as of 05:05, 21 November 2018

Draft FlipDimension

Menu location
Draft → Utilities → Flip Dimension
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Dimension

Description

This tool flips the Draft Dimension text around the dimension line. It can be done to adjust the appearance of the dimension.

How to use

  1. Select a Draft Dimension object.
  2. Go to the menu Draft → Utilities → Flip Dimension.

What this tool does internally is to invert the normal direction of the dimension, which is used to position the text.

Draft Dimensions also have a DataFlip Text property which, when it is true, rotates the text by 180 degrees around the normal direction. By combining these two features, flipping the normal direction and flipping the text, you are able to make the text appear correctly in all possible situations.