How to make Illustrator tells you how far objects are?

Question

Hello, I'm working with pixels, and I want to know how far each object is from the other, or if they're on the same line or not.

I think such feature called magnetic something because I used to use it on affinity, but I have no idea how to turn on it in illustrator if it's there in the first place.

if it's there, please tell me.

Thanks.

Example: Tow squares, you put side by side, the app shows a line and tells you har each object is from the other.

for example, this picture.

another example

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Mike_Gondek10189183 · Accepted Answer

https://specctr.com/cloud/home Will create the dimensions on a separate layer you can hide or print if needed.

Luke Jennings · Answer

In Addition to the good info above, you can use the Align tool to align a group of objects and specify the distance between them with the Distribute spacing option.

Also, Acrobat & Reader have a measure tool that can indicate dimensions as PDF markups. These markups won't appear in Illustrator unless you first optimize the marked-up PDF in Acrobat, (Discard hidden layer content and flatten visible layers) which will break the Illustrator file.

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