Show measurements while drawing?
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Is there a way (or plugin) that shows the measurement of the line (or box) when drawing it? It wouldn't be there once unselected (could be nice if it showed up when selected though).
Thanks
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The "VCB" - 'Measurements' toolbar/window [it's usually on by default, but activate it if not from the View > Toolbars menu] - does that already... AND it lets you add new lengths, rectangle sides etc as you work - draw a line 100 long it shows as 100, type 200+<enter> and you get a line 200 long... you can change it again and again, and only exit to another operation freezes the value.
Some things like circles let you change the radius AND the segments 100 >> RADIUS ... 200 AND 36s gives circle 200 radius and with 36 'sides'...
After making something, select it and the 'Entity Info' window then lets you change some properties too... -
Hi TIG!
Yeah, I use the VCB all the time. I was looking for something that was local to the shape. It'd be a variant of the "Dimensions" tool. It'd show the dimensions while being created, but go away after you unselected it. It'd be nice if when you reselected it, the dimensions showed up again, but not critical.
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There is the 'driving dimensions' script - search for that ?
http://drivingdimensions.com/download/ ?? -
That's right! I remember that plugin now (but forgot what it was called).
Thanks TIG!
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