8.6.5.11 The (Object Properties) Dimensions tab


Arrow/Line object Rectangle/Circle/Polygon/Region/Bracket object
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Angle object
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Units

Specify the object position and size in units selected from the Units drop-down list.

Keep Aspect Ratio

Select this check box to only allow proportional sizing.

Reset to Native Aspect Ratio

Click Reset to Native Aspect Ratio button to restore the table size to the native aspect ratio.

Disable

The Disable options control the object behavior while changing its shape and position. See Creating Drawing Objects.

Horizontal Movement Select this box to prevent horizontal movement.
Vertical Movement Select this box to prevent vertical movement.

If you want to disable resizing, rotating or skewing the object or prevent editing points of the object, you use the system variable @HEM to show the below options and then control these behaviors.

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  • Resizing: Select this box to prevent resizing.
  • Rotating: Select this box to prevent rotation.
  • Skewing: Select this box to prevent skewing.
  • Point Edit: Select this box to prevent editing the location of individual object points.

Note: For the versions before Origin 2025b, these controls are shown by default.

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