TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueCoordDimension

TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueCoordDimension

Menu location
TechDraw → Format/Organize Dimensions → Oblique Coordinate Dimension
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
TechDraw ExtensionCreateHorizCoordDimension, TechDraw ExtensionCreateVertCoordDimension

Description

The TechDraw ExtensionCreateObliqueCoordDimension tool creates oblique coordinate dimensions: multiple evenly spaced dimensions starting from the same baseline.

On the right the created dimensions

Usage

  1. Optionally specify the cascade spacing with the TechDraw ExtensionSelectLineAttributes tool.
  2. Select three or more vertices.
  3. The selection order of the first two vertices determines the position of the baseline. If the vertex that is selected first is to the left of the second, the baseline is created at the leftmost vertex, else it is created at the rightmost vertex.
  4. The first two vertices also define the direction.
  5. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • introduced in 1.0: If the Dimensioning tools preference is set to Single tool (default): press the down arrow to the right of the button and select the Oblique Coordinate Dimension option from the dropdown.
    • If this preference has a different value (and in 0.21 and below): press the Oblique Coordinate Dimension button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Format/Organize Dimensions → Oblique Coordinate Dimension option from the menu.
  6. Coordinate dimensions with centered dimension texts are created.