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Dimension - length of polyline

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Topic: Dimension - length of polyline
Posted By: man2004
Subject: Dimension - length of polyline
Date Posted: 21.Oct.2015 at 14:48
Hello,

Using AutoCAD 2004. I would like to display the total length of a polyline in the drawing as a dimension, so that if I edit the polyline the displayed length automatically updates. Is this possible? TIA.

NB This is not the same as the straight line dimension between the two end points, which is shorter!


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Posted By: Robert_D
Date Posted: 21.Oct.2015 at 15:27
Edit the dimension's MTEXT and insert a field (selecting the polyline object)

Posted By: man2004
Date Posted: 21.Oct.2015 at 15:45
Robert,

Thanks but I don't think that's a feature in ACAD 2004.

Posted By: Robert_D
Date Posted: 21.Oct.2015 at 16:17
Ah, yes. Fields were introduced in 2005.


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