Magic-7.3 Command Reference

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## measure

Create ruler markings inside the box showing the dimension of the box in microns.

### Usage:

> measure [orient]

> > where orient is either vertical, horizontal, or auto (the default).

### Summary:

> The measure command generates a "ruler" of the sort created with the ruler command. However, the text is automatically generated and is set to show the dimension of the box in microns. If the orientation is not specified, then automatic orientation is used, in which the presented dimension will be whichever box dimension (width or height) is longer.

### Implementation Notes:

> measure is implemented as a Tcl procedure defined in the "tools" script. It generates a set of elements (lines and text) with the element add command. These elements can be removed from the layout with the unmeasure command.

### See Also:

> ruler
> unmeasure

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Last updated: October, 2004