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http://grockit.com/blog/collegeprep/files/2010/08/2.jpg Ok so pretend there is something like a ceiling light at Y in the picture and another ceiling light on a different elevation (for example a dropped ceiling in an adjacent room) at point X in the picture. To measure the center-to-center...

I've always been confused by this concept: How do you measure center-to-center in engineering terms when the objects are on different x and y coords? When objects cross the same x or y plane it's simple enough, just draw a straight line from center to center. When they aren't on the same x or y...