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|Name=Sketcher ConstrainDistance
|Name=Sketcher ConstrainDistance
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain distance
|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain distance
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|Shortcut={{KEY|Shift}} + {{KEY|D}}
|Shortcut={{KEY|Shift}} + {{KEY|D}}
|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher_ConstrainDistanceX|Sketcher Constrain horizontal distance]], [[Sketcher_ConstrainDistanceY|Sketcher Constrain vertical distance]]
|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher_ConstrainDistanceX|Sketcher Constrain horizontal distance]], [[Sketcher_ConstrainDistanceY|Sketcher Constrain vertical distance]]
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Revision as of 20:04, 2 December 2020

Sketcher ConstrainDistance

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain distance
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
Shift + D
Introduced in version
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See also
Sketcher Constrain horizontal distance, Sketcher Constrain vertical distance

Description

Constrain distance constrains the length of a line, the perpendicular distance between a point and a line or the distance between two points to have a specified value.

Usage

  1. Pick two points or one line or one point and one line.
  2. Invoke the command several ways:
    • Press the Constrain distance button in the Sketcher toolbar.
    • Use the Shift + D keyboard shortcut. (D is for Distance)
    • Use the Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain distance entry from the top menu.
  3. A pop up dialog opens to edit or confirm the value. Press OK to validate.

Note: the constraint tool can also be started with no prior selection. To set the perpendicular distance between a point and a line, the point needs to be selected first. By default the command will be in continue mode to create new constraints; press the right mouse button or Esc once to quit the command.

Hint

If applicable please consider using the Horizontal distance or Vertical distance constraints instead. These constraints are more robust and faster to calculate than the ConstrainDistance tool.