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Dimension below part.

Peter Easthope
Examples show a dimension on the upper edge of a polygon.
The length of the upper side of a rectangle for example.

How can the lower edge be dimensioned so that the dimension
line is below the figure rather than superimposed upon it?  
Negative values for the extension line extension and offset don't help.

Thanks,                     ... Peter E.
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Re: Dimension below part.

dxli
Do you mean like this one?

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Re: Dimension below part.

Peter Easthope
Nice.  Thanks,           ... Peter E.
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Re: Dimension below part.

Peter Easthope
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"Snap endpoints" or "Snap intersection" was constraining the location of the dimension.  With "Snap free" the location was unconstrained.  Documentation could mention that Snap can constrain the location of a dimension.                  ... Peter E.

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Re: Dimension below part.

ravas
I added: "Enable Free Snap along with Snap Endpoints."
as step one here: http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_users_Manual#Dimensions

Is that what you were thinking?
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Re: Dimension below part.

Peter Easthope
> Enable Free Snap along with Snap Endpoints.

Definitely that helps.  Thanks.  

Now a new question.  The menu here shows "Snap > Free" and "Snap > Endpoints".
Appears that when one is activated, the other is always deactivated.  In the
graphical display, only one of the menu items appears recessed.  Therefore,
what is meant by "Free Snap along with Snap Endpoints"?

Thanks,                ... Peter E.
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Re: Dimension below part.

ravas
That has been fixed recently. However, you would have to build from source code. It's about time for another Nightly build really, there has been a lot of improvements.
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ravas
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