# Distance type horizontal vs. vertical mixed up

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/distance-type-horizontal-vs-vertical-mixed-up/27380>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/distance-type-horizontal-vs-vertical-mixed-up/27380 "2023-08-18T12:22:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CountZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@CountZero](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CountZero)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/distance-type-horizontal-vs-vertical-mixed-up/27380/1 "2023-08-18T12:22:14Z")

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While drawing 2d sketches and editing the distance between two points i always do wonder if am wrong or the type labes/icons are mixed up?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/a/caf017fe479bb116970bcb05707987263f8426a0.png)

I would switch it. Even how it is shown at the end is vice versa with the arrows. Am I so wrong?

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**Author:** ![Anna.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anna.D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Anna.D)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/distance-type-horizontal-vs-vertical-mixed-up/27380/2 "2023-08-18T13:30:28Z")

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Hi!  
Thanks for the report. We will investigate it.

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**Author:** ![Jan-Willem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jan-willem/32/28329_2.png) [@Jan-Willem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jan-Willem)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/distance-type-horizontal-vs-vertical-mixed-up/27380/3 "2024-01-03T18:10:14Z")

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Hello @Anna.D,

Last summer Jan (@CountZero) mentioned swapping the ‘distance type’.  
Today I ran into it myself and thought I misunderstood the indication, but then discovered this earlier report. I am using the Apple OS Beta version.

See some images below. Should this issue be resolved? But did it sneak up again 🙂

 ![1-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/b/6b989b800052131421c16a79dbf0b0f9eed42836.png)

 ![2-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/3/b3118fb857050666b4989ba7e337a4665646ceb7.png)