Allow shortening of lower half of dimension extension lines

[ateliernab]

So, the other requests from @Rodog are :

Reduce space between dimension number and line

I would like to second this request for reduced padding either side of number and or the ability to adjust it. I use size 6 font myself as a work around but as mentioned by the OP this is not so easily read by some people.

Feature request Snap / locking for stacked dimenions in Layout

As above, I would like the stacked dimensions to snap to one another so they maintain consistent distances from one another and can be moved together. Is this possible? Its default in other cad software. Makes the drawing massively neater and speeds up work time

Adjust the default distance of number from dimenion line in Layout

As above, To be able to adjust the distance between the number and its line by default. I know you can nudge the text closer to the dimension line by double clicking it after creating, but I can’t do this before creating the dimension as a document wide dimension setting. Nudging the number for every dimension is not practical, especially with the lag in layout going in and out of edits for things like dimension and labels . The default distance is too far. I cave compared with Revit and Archica…

To to sumup, you would like the dimension tool to :

• allow shortening of the lines
• bring the text closer to the line by default
• snap and stack. I figure you mean horizontally so they line up right ?
• adjust the text distance from the line ?

Since you’re asking quite technical things about the dimension tool, I think it would help if you could show us screenshots of what you mean, a before / after or even just a big red circle on the issue (like they do on youtube)

edit yes, exactly this @PaulMcAlenan . images are simpler than words, especially when we don’t all speak the same thing

thanks