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#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension|TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension]]}} button.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension|TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension]]}} button.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|TechDraw → Extensions: Dimensions → [[Image:TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension.svg|16px]] Create oblique chain dimension}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|TechDraw → Extensions: Dimensions → [[Image:TechDraw_ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension.svg|16px]] Create oblique chain dimension}} option from the menu.
# A chain dimension is created.
# A chain dimension with centered dimension texts is created.





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TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension

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

Description

The TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueChainDimension tool adds a sequence of aligned oblique dimensions, a chain dimension.

On the right the created chain dimension

Usage

  1. Select the first two vertices. These also determine the direction and position of the chain dimension.
  2. Select one or more additional vertices in any order.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
  4. A chain dimension with centered dimension texts is created.