https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175332#M95042 i thought if i strict the dimension into 2 decimals only it will be 3.70 while see dimension tracker show only 2 decimals and show 3.70 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:31:27 GMT Anonymous 2011-09-13T20:31:27Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175330#M95040 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>i have the wall that i want its length to be 3.70 meter but when i click element information i saw it 3.7028 is there any other method to be 3.70 m without typing the number and without using the snap grid because snap do not show guidelines and guidelines characterized by its ortho the line in 90 degree automatically and thanks</T></DIV><BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75027iB4DED0FBCF765BF2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Capture2.JPG" title="Capture2.JPG" /> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:25:58 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175330#M95040 Anonymous 2011-09-13T11:25:58Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175331#M95041 If you want accuracy always type the number. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:27:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175331#M95041 Anonymous 2011-09-13T20:27:55Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175332#M95042 i thought if i strict the dimension into 2 decimals only it will be 3.70 while see dimension tracker show only 2 decimals and show 3.70 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:31:27 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175332#M95042 Anonymous 2011-09-13T20:31:27Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175333#M95043 No, only by turning Snap on will dimensions in tracker / co-ordinates be accurate without typing them in. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:07:37 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175333#M95043 Anonymous 2011-09-13T22:07:37Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175334#M95044 As I understand it since the screen feedback can only resolve to single pixels and the pixels don't align with the model in any consistent way, the coordinates palette and tracker feedback are always approximations except when snapping to points or grid or when entering numerically.<BR /> <BR /> This is extremely important because a model that is nearly correct but slightly off in all sorts of random ways causes all sorts of problems and is very difficult to fix. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:25:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-i-can-precisely-make-the-line-a-clear-dimesnion/m-p/175334#M95044 Anonymous 2011-09-13T23:25:06Z