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Dimensions can be used as temporary references when developing a plan or added as permanent annotation. There are four types of dimensions available in Icovia. All dimensions reflect the current drawing units, whether metric or inches (imperial.) There are no variable controls (arrows, text style, text location....) for defining how dimensions are drawn.
Use line dimensions to annotate the plan with the distance between two points. To place a line dimension annotation, select the Add Line Dim tool from the editor toolbar. Linear dimensions can be shown or hidden and locked or unlocked. They can also be deleted all at once. To edit a line dimension, select it and drag either end to the desired distance and angle.
Use area dimensions to annotate the plan with edge (wall) lengths and area size. To annotate the plan with an area dimension, select the Add Area Dim tool from the editor toolbar. Area dimensions can be shown or hidden and locked or unlocked. They can also be deleted all at once. To edit an area dimension select it, and drag any of the edge points to the desired location. You can add an additional corner (breakpoint) to an area by clicking on an area dimension edge while pressing the <Ctrl> key. See Adding a Corner to a Wall for more information which also applies to adding area dimension breakpoints.
Wall dimensions are displayed while you draw a wall and again when the wall is later selected. Wall dimensions are not otherwise displayed, unless you change the default setting to display all wall dimensions. They are not included with the Show All command, but need to be “turned on” explicitly.
Floor dimensions offer information similar to area dimensions. The length of each edge (wall) and the area size is displayed when the floor is selected. While drawing a floor, just the edge lengths are displayed. However, this annotation is for reference purposes only. Unlike the area dimension command, you cannot toggle on/off the visibility of floors.
