Draw dimension lines at runtime?

Question

Hi all,
I crated a little application where the user can drag some
object around
the movie.
Is there a way to allow the user to draw straight lines along
with a sort
of number stating the lenght of the line while dragging and
that remain
there once you draw your line?
I'm searching a way to allow the user to add dimension lines
to the
objects. So, the user draw a straight line and the lenght of
the line
(scale 1:20) is displayed along the line.
Example:
I drag a square on the stage. Lets assume that its side is
5cm long. I take
the LINE tool and draw a line near the top side of the square
the same
lenght of the top side of the square (by eyes, of course). I
should see a
number near the line saying 100cm (+/-) (remember the scale
1:20).
But I'n new to actionscript and I don't know where to start.
Is there a
tutorial that teach ho to draw lines at runtime?
Any suggestion will be very appreciated.
Ciao ;).
tony

Answer 1

Transform a Layer once (command-T), then use command-alt-shift-T to Transform Again and duplicate.
Or just duplicate a Layer the intended number of times, move the top one to the proper location, select them all and invoke »Distribute horicontal centers« from the Options Bar.