Insert a Dimension

Keyboard access: "D"  

    Select the Dimension tool.   Esc

With the mouse:

• Click where you want the dimension to start.
• Click where you want the dimension to stop.

Note: you can also "drag" the mouse, holding the button down and then release the button where you want the dimension to stop. 

With the keyboard:

• Position the cursor at the point from which to begin measuring.
• Press Enter and move the cursor with the arrow keys to the point at which to end measuring.
• Press Enter.

More Info

•      Dimensions are adjusted to level or plumb.  

•      To draw dimensions at an angle with the mouse, press the Shift key after starting a dimension.

•      The length of the dimension is shown in the Odometers at the left of the Status bar.

•      A dimension may be too short to report the length properly.  In some cases, it will not report on the screen but will print correctly.

•      For better precision, use the arrow keys to locate the endpoints of the distance to be measured.

•      Under Preferences, select the Dimension tab to customize the dimensions used.

•      The keyboard arrow keys move the cursor one pixel at a time.

•      The Number Pad keys move the cursor the distance assigned.  Adjust this distance by pressing the Plus and Minus keys.  The current distance is reported on the far right of the status bar.

• To alter an element already drawn, see: How To Select An Element