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[twillkickers]

See attached photo. I am using the standard dimension command (DIM) and for some reason nanocad puts down a 0 degree angle between two parallel lines instead of a horizontal dimension. How do I make it force the horizontal dimension?

[Kreator]

Hi.
What kind of line are you trying to measure? Are you sure they are parallel? Works fine here.

[twillkickers]

They are probably not 100% parallel. However, in other CAD software there is generally a way to force an estimated length dimension. Is there a way to do this in Nanocad?

[Kreator]

If you use NC 5, then you should uncheck Closest snap, then choose points on both lines. If you check Closest snap, it will automatically choose the dimension type: length for parallel lines and angle for non parallel lines. Before clicking first line you can choose dimension type in command menu.