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# Make sure {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Lock.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Lock|Draft ToggleSnap]]}} and {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Dimensions.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Dimensions|Snap Dimensions]]}} are turned on.
# Make sure {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Lock.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Lock|Draft ToggleSnap]]}} and {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Dimensions.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Dimensions|Snap Dimensions]]}} are turned on.
# Choose a Draft tool to draw a shape.
# Choose a Draft tool to draw a shape.
# Click a first point
# Click a first point to set the reference point
# Move the mouse to observe the distance between the reference point and the current point


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Revision as of 20:40, 25 January 2021

Draft Snap Dimensions

Menu location
Draft → Snapping → Dimensions
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Draft Snap, Draft ToggleSnap

Description

This snap mode shows temporary X and Y dimensions between the current point and the last snapped point on screen while snapping

After having snapped a first point, temporary dimensions locate the second point being snapped

Usage

  1. Make sure Draft ToggleSnap and Snap Dimensions are turned on.
  2. Choose a Draft tool to draw a shape.
  3. Click a first point to set the reference point
  4. Move the mouse to observe the distance between the reference point and the current point

Limitations

  • The reference point is projected onto the grid's plane; the distance to the target point is given relative to the projected point.