Demension Line

[Jerry Hammann]

Can someone suggest a practical way to add a simple drafting style dimension line to a simple JPEG photo to call out distance between 2 points.

I new to this and don't need to reinvent the wheel if it's been done.

[007 Nab]

The Line tool should work for you, I suppose. Just hold down shift while you drag to get a perfectly 0, 45, or 90 degree line.

As far as judging distance goes, in the bottom left corner of the Paint.NET screen it tells you how many pixels you're stretching out your line - so if you already know the reference distance to another subject in the pic (like a standing 6' man) you can compare it.

I hope what I just said at least attempted to answer your question

[BoltBait]

Paint.NET has the ability to put arrow heads on the ends of the lines drawn.

http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/LineCurve.html

Is that what you're looking for?

[Jerry Hammann]

I figured out how to draw a line, size it and add arrows. Works great.

I figured out how to insert a text box and play with it.

I just can't get the text box to center and align with the arrow and over write it..

I use a lot of jpegs for instruction in a rebuilding operation to reference correct part deminsions.

It's the most common tool I used in any kind of drafting program.

[jerkfight]

After making the text on a new layer you can move it around, resize, and rotate it. This should help overlay and align ontop of the arrow.

[Jerry Hammann]

Thanks, I really appreciate the input.

I'll play with it and come up with something.

[barbieq25]

Perhaps you may find the Align Object Plugin helpful?

I found this really helpful for plugins:

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