Dimensioning distances
You can dimension the distance:
- Of a single line. This measures its length.
- Between two objects —
for example, the distance between two parallel lines or between a
line and a circle.
- Between two control points. This can be done
regardless of whether they belong to one object or to different objects.
Package Designer has three types of dimensioning:
- Dimensioning of a direct distance or length (Sloping
dimension)
- Dimensioning of a horizontal offset distance
as projected along the x-axis
(Horizontal dimension)
- Dimensioning of a vertical offset distance as
projected along the y-axis
(Vertical dimension)
Dimensioning
line length
Dimensioning
distance between two objects
Dimensioning
offset distances
Dimensioning
multiple lines
Notes
- For distance dimensions, the default dimension
line is the direct distance between two control points or objects.
While you are dimensioning a horizontal or a vertical offset distance,
releasing the SHIFT key before placing the dimension line will restore
the direct distance dimensioning mode.
- Dimensioning the distance between two lines
is possible only for parallel lines. That is, when in the Two Objects
dimensioning mode, clicking consecutively any two nonparallel lines
— but not their
control points —
will dimension the angle
between them or their imaginary projections, not any distance between
them. Nonetheless, you can dimension the distances between any control
points that belong to the two lines.
- Sometimes there are several ways of dimensioning
the same set of objects. For instance, if you are dimensioning the
distance between a circle and a (control) point, you can measure,
among other objects, the distance between the center of the circle
and the point, between the nearest tangent to the circumference and
the point, or between the farthest tangent to the circumference and
the point, depending on the types of the two objects involved. In
such cases, to switch between the ways of dimensioning, press CTRL
after you click the two objects.
- To display the existing dimensions in the graphical
area, right-click a blank space, and then check Show
Dimensions on the context menu.
- Learn more about how to set
general dimensions options.