Hello,
I am working on some drawings and have an issue that I would like to know if there is a solution already in FreeCAD or if this is an issue.
I am using 0.20.2 (appimage) for doing my drawings.
I am in the process of doing the final drawings and I find that the dimensions are to close to the extension ines and I wonder if I can increase this spacing. I am using ISO Oriented Standard and Style. I have tried all the setting I can find and none of them have worked.
If you notice that the decimal point is at the same height as the extension line, and if the dimension is not aligned properly, this can be lost. Same with the numbers are actually lower than the end of the extension line. This is an issue when there are chained dimensions for smaller spacing as the numbers have to avoid the extension line.
Is it possible that there is a configuration file that allows this to be changed globally?
Dimensioning spacing in regards to the extensin line
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Re: Dimensioning spacing in regards to the extensin line
Re: Dimensioning spacing in regards to the extensin line
To place a dimension across an extension line doesn't comply with any standard AFAIK.
Dimensions are to be placed either between the extension lines or (if there is not enough space) they may as well be placed outside, but not one part between and one part out side. If this rule is followed there is no need to adjust the extension line's extent.
Dimensions are to be placed either between the extension lines or (if there is not enough space) they may as well be placed outside, but not one part between and one part out side. If this rule is followed there is no need to adjust the extension line's extent.
Re: Dimensioning spacing in regards to the extensin line
Well, it works, though I don't lingually understand Wandererfans comments about what has to be fixed (@wandererfan please look at my comments, tried tagging you twice on GitHub https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull ... 1161741179).wandererfan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:35 pmThe author is @bensay.user1234 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:13 pm There is a PR, https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/9209. Who is the author? Ready to test?
Another thing is, that the distance from text to dimension is dependent on the line width - so the input in GUI should really just be a factor such that there will always be the same distance relative to the line width if the line width of the dimension change. Currently, my PR isn't set up so, I have to change that. (But I don't understand where the default is set, as there are 2 functions setting a value... awaiting @wandererfans expertise.