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    Part 4: Inside Scaled Drawings > Measuring and Dimensioning with Precision

    Chapter 16. Measuring and Dimensioning with Precision

    Setting Up Measurements in a Diagram421
    Positioning Shapes Precisely436
    Aligning and Moving Shapes with Guides443
    Aligning Shapes to Each Other449
    Calculating and Displaying Dimensions453
    Displaying Custom Measurements456
    Controlling Shapes with Layers460


    You take great care to make your drawings accurate, because people and projects depend on it. Yet with all the other tasks that go into detailed technical drawings such as architectural or facilities management plans, you can’t spend all your time measuring shapes. Of course, guesswork doesn’t save you any time in the long run, because accuracy matters.


      

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