Onroad80 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I am drawing a plot plan and the terrain perimeter is angled a few degrees. How can I show a dimension between the terrain perimeter and the setback line? The manual dimension tool doesn't work unless the terrain CAD lines are the set angles allowed by CA. I turn off the angle snaps and grid snaps, and it still won't draw a dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onroad80 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 I want to dimension between where the red arrow shows between the terrain perimeter and setback line on a plot plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 You can use the End-to-End Dimension tool, and if you have Preferences>Edit>Snap Properties>Object Snaps>On Object checked, the tool should infer the perpendicular as you drag the dimension to the second line. This screenshot was while the tool was active, with the cursor hovering over the second line as I was placing the dimension; note the green On Object indicator is visible and a blue dotted line shows the inferred perpendicular: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 If you end up with a dimension that is not perpendicular to the lines, you can always use Make Parallel/Perpendicular on the dimension line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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