Add the Contour Length to a Drawing

General

  • With the function, you can add reference line text to a drawing, with the length of the edge of the selected line chain.
  • In the model drawing, the length of contour will be refreshed as changes are made to the model.

Add text that indicates the contour length

  1. Select Drawing | Mechanical | Notes Length of contour.
  2. Select a contour line from the drawing.
    • The arrowhead of the reference line is positioned at the clicked point.
  3. Click a location for the reference line text in the drawing.
  4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to continue adding contour lengths.
  5. Stop adding contour lengths
    • Select another function or
    • Press the Esc key or
    • Press the V key (V = Confirm) or
    • Click the middle mouse button or
    • Select the context-sensitive function OK.