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Diagonal dimensioning in drawings

terry_falldorf
terry_falldorf Member Posts: 7 ✭
in Community Support
Hello, I am a newbee to Onshape. I am liking what I am discovering. But I, would like to know if there is a way to insert a diagonal dimension in the drawings process? It keeps jumping from horizonal, to vertical. Am I missing some trick?
Thanks

Answers

  • brucebartlett
    brucebartlett Member, OS Professional, Mentor, User Group Leader Posts: 2,148 PRO
    edited March 2018
    I found it hard to get it to work recently when doing a drawing. Afer a few frustrating minutes, I found I had to drag up to the top right and it started working for me.  I had not experienced this problem before. 
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  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 4,102 PRO
    are you selecting the diagonal edge? or the two points of the diagonal?


  • terry_falldorf
    terry_falldorf Member Posts: 7 ✭
    John, Thankyou for the quick response. But I am trying to get diagnal from corner to corner of a rectangle to show the square of the rectangle. I think I'm going to have to draw a construction line from corner to corner and dimension that? 
    THANKS AGAIN!
  • MBartlett21
    MBartlett21 Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,064 ✭✭✭✭✭
    terry_falldorf said:
    John, Thankyou for the quick response. But I am trying to get diagnal from corner to corner of a rectangle to show the square of the rectangle. I think I'm going to have to draw a construction line from corner to corner and dimension that? 
    THANKS AGAIN!
    @terry_falldorf
    You won't have to do a construction line, just move your mouse up to the far top right or far top left.
    It will then go diagonal and you can move your mouse back in.
    mb - draftsman - also FS author: View FeatureScripts
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