5 Distance constraint fixes the 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 a 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, can 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 to the left of the distance extension line;
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37 **Automatic** inserts text in the middle of the distance extension line if it has enough length, otherwise - to the left;
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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, the distance value is displayed in the property panel and in the view.
46 When creating a constraint after selection of two objects for the first time:
48 - drag the distance presentation in the view to the desired position and click once;
49 - set the desirable distance value in the input field 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 :ref:`tui_create_distance` operation.