1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<topic id="textsimpress0105150000xml" indexer="include"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Dimensioning</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<filename>/text/simpress/01/05150000.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150439"><bookmark_value>dimension lines; properties of</bookmark_value> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:MeasureAttributes" id="bm_id5427321" localize="false"/> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:MeasureAttributes" id="bm_id3148575" localize="false"/> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/simpress/01/05150000.xhp" name="Dimensioning">Dimensioning</link></paragraph> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159154" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="bemaszungtext"><ahelp hid=".uno:MeasureAttributes">Changes the length, measurement and guide properties of the selected <link href="text/simpress/02/10120000.xhp" name="dimension line">dimension line</link>.</ahelp> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3156382" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="85">If you want to modify the line style or the arrow style of a dimension line, choose <link href="text/shared/01/05200000.xhp" name="Format - Line"><emph>Format - Line</emph></link>.</paragraph> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="howtoget"> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/simpress/00/00000405.xhp#bemaszung"/> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/simpress/02/10120000.xhp#symasslinie"/> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154658" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="93">A Dimension Line is always inserted on the <link href="text/simpress/guide/layer_tipps.xhp" name="layer">layer</link> called <emph>Dimension Lines</emph>. If you set that layer to invisible, you will not see any Dimension Line in your drawing.</paragraph> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3166426" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Line</paragraph> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159344" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Sets the distance properties of the dimension line and the guides with respect to each other and to the baseline.</paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_LINE_DIST" id="bm_id3155532" localize="false"/> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150368" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="5">Line distance</paragraph> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145388" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICFIELD:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_LINE_DIST">Specifies the distance between the dimension line and the baseline (line distance = 0).</ahelp></paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE_OVERHANG" id="bm_id3152899" localize="false"/> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148700" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="7">Guide overhang</paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICFIELD:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE_OVERHANG">Specifies the length of the left and right guides starting at the baseline (line distance = 0). Positive values extend the guides above the baseline and negative values extend the guides below the baseline.</ahelp></paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE_DIST" id="bm_id3156020" localize="false"/> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149945" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="9">Guide distance</paragraph> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159203" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICFIELD:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE_DIST">Specifies the length of the right and left guides starting at the dimension line. Positive values extend the guides above the dimension line and negative values extend the guides below the dimension line.</ahelp></paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE1_LEN" id="bm_id3145357" localize="false"/> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150212" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="11">Left guide</paragraph> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154762" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICFIELD:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE1_LEN">Specifies the length of the left guide starting at the dimension line. Positive values extend the guide below the dimension line and negative values extend the guide above the dimension line.</ahelp></paragraph> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE2_LEN" id="bm_id3149870" localize="false"/> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153809" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="13">Right guide</paragraph> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149876" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><ahelp hid="SVX:METRICFIELD:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_HELPLINE2_LEN">Specifies the length of the right guide starting at the dimension line. Positive values extend the guide below the dimension line and negative values extend the guide above the dimension line.</ahelp></paragraph> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:TriStateBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_BELOW_REF_EDGE" id="bm_id3147402" localize="false"/> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150436" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="15">Dimension line below the object</paragraph> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151388" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16"><ahelp hid="SVX:TRISTATEBOX:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_BELOW_REF_EDGE">Reverses the properties set in the <emph>Line</emph> area.</ahelp></paragraph> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:MetricField:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:MTR_FLD_DECIMALPLACES" id="bm_id3166469" localize="false"/> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145236" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="91">Decimal places</paragraph> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3157876" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="92"><ahelp hid="SVX_METRICFIELD_RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE_MTR_FLD_DECIMALPLACES">Specifies the number of decimal places used for the display of line properties.</ahelp></paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150653" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="19">Legend</paragraph> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146874" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">Sets the properties of the dimension text.</paragraph> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/CUI_HID_MEASURE_CTL_POSITION" id="bm_id3148725" localize="false"/> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149892" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="21">Text position</paragraph> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148730" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22"><ahelp hid="HID_MEASURE_CTL_POSITION">Determines the position of the dimension text with respect to the dimension line and the guides.</ahelp></paragraph> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="warning" id="par_id3148569" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="88">The <emph>AutoVertical </emph>and <emph>AutoHorizontal </emph>checkboxes must be cleared before you can assign the <emph>Text position</emph>.</paragraph> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:TriStateBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_AUTOPOSV" id="bm_id3153571" localize="false"/> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145167" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="23">AutoVertical</paragraph> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150019" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24"><ahelp hid="SVX_TRISTATEBOX_RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE_TSB_AUTOPOSV">Determines the optimal vertical position for the dimension text.</ahelp></paragraph> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:TriStateBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_AUTOPOSH" id="bm_id3153738" localize="false"/> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155928" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="86">AutoHorizontal</paragraph> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149882" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="87"><ahelp hid="SVX_TRISTATEBOX_RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE_TSB_AUTOPOSH">Determines the optimal horizontal position for the dimension text.</ahelp></paragraph> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:TriStateBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_SHOW_UNIT" id="bm_id3155441" localize="false"/> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:ListBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:LB_UNIT" id="bm_id3155440" localize="false"/> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145247" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="17">Show meas. units</paragraph> 86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148386" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18"><ahelp hid="SVX:LISTBOX:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:LB_UNIT">Shows or hides the dimension measurement units. You can also select a measurement unit you want to display from the list.</ahelp></paragraph> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/cui:TriStateBox:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_PARALLEL" id="bm_id3150567" localize="false"/> 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150930" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="83">Parallel to line</paragraph> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156060" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="84"><ahelp hid="SVX:TRISTATEBOX:RID_SVXPAGE_MEASURE:TSB_PARALLEL">Displays the text parallel to or at 90 degrees to the dimension line.</ahelp></paragraph> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#vorschau"/> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 93