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entering dimensions as you draw
davis_skudra
Member Posts: 2 ✭
i have been using autocad for most things and was suprised to find no way to give dimensions as i draw. all the tutorials show creating a randomly sized rectangle and using a dimention tool seperatley on each side.
autocad simply alowes you to set a starting point and then you can enter x and y values to specify lenght, hight and direction of the rectangle . i am interested to either find a way to do this in onshape or get an explenation as to why onshape is missing such a feature.
autocad simply alowes you to set a starting point and then you can enter x and y values to specify lenght, hight and direction of the rectangle . i am interested to either find a way to do this in onshape or get an explenation as to why onshape is missing such a feature.
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Jake_Rosenfeld
Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646 
Hi Davis,
When you are sketching, you may notice that certain dimensions are surrounded by a box:
This means that if you start typing on your keyboard, it will automatically create a dimension for that value. So if you place a line and then start typing its length, or place a rectangle and start typing a side length (you can do either side length first by moving your mouse near the one you want to edit after placing the rectangle), you'll get the results you want. Note that you have to actually click for both ends of the line, or both corners of the rectangle before typing the value of the dimension.
Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team6
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When you are sketching, you may notice that certain dimensions are surrounded by a box:
This means that if you start typing on your keyboard, it will automatically create a dimension for that value. So if you place a line and then start typing its length, or place a rectangle and start typing a side length (you can do either side length first by moving your mouse near the one you want to edit after placing the rectangle), you'll get the results you want. Note that you have to actually click for both ends of the line, or both corners of the rectangle before typing the value of the dimension.