5 Distance constraint fixes distance between two objects.
7 The constraint can be defined between such objects as point, line, line or arc end point, center of circle or arc.
9 To create Distance constraint in the active Sketch:
11 #. select in the Main Menu *Sketch - > Distance* item or
12 #. click **Distance** button in Sketch toolbar:
14 .. image:: images/distance.png
22 .. image:: images/Distance_panel.png
27 - **First object** is the first object selected in the view
28 - **Second object** is the second object selected in the view
29 - **Value** is a distance between the objects, could be modified to set the desirable value
30 - **Text location** is a position of the distance value label relating to extension line (in the view)
31 .. image:: images/location_left.png
33 **Left** inserts text at the left of the distance extension line.
35 .. image:: images/location_automatic.png
37 **Automatic** inserts text at the middle of the distance extension line if it has enough length, otherwise - to the left.
39 .. image:: images/location_right.png
41 **Right** inserts text to the right of the distance extension line.
42 - **Keep orientation** fixes the relative position between selected objects
44 When both objects are selected distance value is displayed in the property panel and in the view.
46 When creating the constraint, after selection of two objects at the first time:
48 - drag the distance presentation in the view to the desired position (by move mouse and click once)
49 - set desirable distance value in the input field in the view and press **Enter** or just press **Enter** to keep the current distance
51 .. image:: images/Distance_field_view.png
55 Distance input in the view
57 **TUI Command**: *Sketch_1.setDistance(FirstObject, SecondObject, Value, KeepOrientation)*
59 **Arguments**: 2 objects + distance value + keep orientation flag
64 Created Distance appears in the view.
66 .. image:: images/Distance_res.png
72 **See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_create_distance` operation.