Temporary dimensions

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When placing elements, temporary dimensions display to establish where an element is located in relation to other elements in the project.

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The zoom level of the view affects the snap increments of the temporary dimensions.

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If you use the keyboard to directly enter a distance value while placing an element, the temporary dimension is set to this value.

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If you select an element in the drawing area, temporary dimensions display, showing the relationship to other elements.

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Witness lines can be changed by clicking and dragging the control on the witness line.

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The witness line will snap to other positions.

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You can press the tab key to cycle to additional selection candidates.

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In this case, the tab key is used to highlight the wall faces, rather than the center line.

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Click the dimension value to bring it to focus and enter a new dimension.

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The element is moved to the new position.

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Click the dimension icon of a temporary dimension to change it to a permanent dimension in the view.