A feature that would be very useful to producing any kind of shop drawings, is Running Dimensions. Currently the way layout does dimensions is by chaining them as the image shows below. the dimensions are 16" apart so when constructing the product the fabricator would have to add the dimensions on …

[Untitled] same steps but cumulative dimensions

Dimensions like that are deceptive with the double arrow heads. I’d rather see this: [Screenshot - 10_6_2017 , 6_24_40 PM]

Years ago, when I detailed glulam beams and steel using pencil and vellum, we used a circle for the origin terminator and, as @DaveR shows above, arrow terminators in the direction of increasing distance. This CAN be done in LO, but it’s a super tedious PIA.

The correct term, I think, is ordinate dimensions.

DaveR, That’s what I call string line dimension, then do and overall at the end. Can you do this kind of dimension in layout. Thanks Zadach

[image] zadachdesign: Can you do this kind of dimension in layout. My screen shots are from LayOut. The dimensions in my second screen shot were done with some manipulation. The Dimension tool doesn’t do it on its own.

DaveR, I am talking about a string line dimension. Start at one point click the next and so on. Not going back and forth every time. zadach

Do you mean as in the animated GIF I posted earlier? [image] Running Dimensions in Layout Feature Requests [running] Like this?

DaveR, I call that a string line dimension, but I can’t get layout to do that. A base line dimension is when the dimensions keep adding up. Please tell me how you get layout to do what you are showing. Zadach

Running Dimensions in Layout

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carlobiancon June 10, 2021, 10:17am 31

Please add ordinate dimensions

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Running Dimensions in Layout

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