Can't see dimension connection points

[sirtet]

On the help-page Marking Dimensions | SketchUp Help
there’s a graphic showing “connection points” for dimensions (number 4):

But if i click one of my dimensions, i see scaling-triangles, but no connection points:

[DaveR]

Double click on the dimension.

Single click:

Double click:

[sirtet]

Thanks, got that.

I’m having a number of other issues around dimensions, is there somewhere a good reference about all aspects of Dimensions? Maybe a video?

[DaveR]

I don’t know of a video or specific reference on Dimensions in LayOut other than the Help files. It does seem like you’re worrying those dimensions much more than you should need to.

Maybe I can make some tutorial on dimensions.

[sirtet]

yeah, another big problem currently is, i can’t (always) adjust how close the extensions go towards the measuring point, only how far after the dimension line… I guess it has to do with the struggle i have here

What are my extension lines doing?

I have quite a bit problems adding dimensions. One problem is around extension lines. They are behaving strange, sometimes they seem to flip around while pulling a dimension away from the measured stretch. After placing the dimension, the extension lines seem partly out of the dimension-group when the dimension is clicked again for modification: [image]

and here

How to avoid unneeded extension lines?

If i do measurements inside of an object, i often get extension lines, where i don’t really need them. Often, they are covered by the lines of the entity, so no problem. But sometimes the extensions extend into blank parts, and i need to shorten them manually… Am i doing something wrong? As there is some smartness in the way the dimensioning-tool adds extension lines, i would expect it would leave them completely, or make very short, if it sees they are not needed… [image]