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totals, and is drawn for the last line segment. The text is positioned relative
to the center point of the line.
For angular measurements, an arc indicator is shown inside the angle, with
the centre of the text positioned on the invisible line bisecting the angle. If
an angle is too acute, the label is drawn outside the angle. This label is fixed,
and does not resize when you zoom in or out, unless the measuring lines
become too short on screen to accommodate the arc, in which case it will be
adjusted.
The Options Editor enables you to toggle the dimension labels on and off.
For area measurements, the dimension label is positioned at the centre of the
area being measured.
Using Measure Tools to Transform Objects
You can use measure tools to move and rotate the currently selected objects.
To change the thickness and color of measuring lines
1 Open the Measure Tools window, and click Options.
2 In the Options Editor, the Measure page under the Interface node,
enter the desired number into the Line Thickness box.
3 Select the required color from the Color palette. By default, measuring
lines are white.
4 Click OK.
To toggle the dimension labels
1 Open the Measure Tools window, and click Options.
2 In the Options Editor, the Measure page under the Interface node,
select the Show Measurement Values in Scene View check box.
3 Click OK.
To measure a distance between two points
1 Click Review tab ➤ Measure panel ➤ Measure drop-down ➤ Point
to Point
.
2 Click the start and end point of the distance to be measured in the Scene
View.
The optional dimension label displays the measured distance.
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