Edges don't have exact length

[ittayd]

Hi,

Somehow some of the edges in my drawing show only "~" length when selected. E.g., an edge should be 200cm but the entity info shows it is ~200cm. My model precision is 0.1cm. How can I (quickly) fix these edges so they "~" is removed?

Regards,
Ittay

[jeff hammond]

change the precision to a higher tolerance (but you still may get the tilde depending how long the line actually is)

or draw them at 200cm to begin with..

likewise, you can change the length of a line in the entity info panel or you can use the tape measure tool to scale it to an exact size.. (select tape measure — click start point of line — click end point of line — type 200cm — <return>)

but those last options may cause problems elsewhere in the model.. hard to tell without seeing an example file..

[Dave R]

It's sort of a GIGO thing.