Measure dimension lines
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Measure dimension lines
I am trying to find out how to change the color of the lines generated by the "measure distance" feature. I created an object . When I try to label the dimensions of cuts and lengths and widths, the lines generated by the "measure distance" menu item under "Tools" are of color white which is the same as the color of the copy paper most people use. How do I change the color of the dimension lines to black ?
Re: Measure dimension lines
Select the "Distance" object(s) in the Model tree and go to the View tab. You'll see "Line Color" and "Text Color" properties you'll be able to change.
But this is just a tool to quickly measure objects in the 3D view, you won't normally print those. What you do is create a drawing page that will contain projected views of your 3D object, using the TechDraw workbench.
Basic TechDraw Tutorial
But this is just a tool to quickly measure objects in the 3D view, you won't normally print those. What you do is create a drawing page that will contain projected views of your 3D object, using the TechDraw workbench.
Basic TechDraw Tutorial
Re: Measure dimension lines
Is there a place to configure the default color picked up by FC?
The out-of-the-box default light green is not very visible. A very dark color would be much better.
Changing line color on every individual distance object is a waste of time.
The out-of-the-box default light green is not very visible. A very dark color would be much better.
Changing line color on every individual distance object is a waste of time.
Re: Measure dimension lines
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Re: Measure dimension lines
Thanks for the effort, but that was not helpful.
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Didn't it work or did you look for something else? What did you expect?
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I was looking for instructions how to change the measure line colours. The link you provided was more like a riddle.
I did get the colours changed, but it took way more time than I expected.
Anyway, thanks again for the effort and your response.
I did get the colours changed, but it took way more time than I expected.
Anyway, thanks again for the effort and your response.
Re: Measure dimension lines
You have probably seen meanwhile that these settings can be changed in 0.21 in Preferences->Part Design->Measure.
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I am reluctant to upgrade. The version I am on works well enough for me and I don't want to risk wasting time in case something goes sideways during the upgrade.
Some mitigation for TopoNaming problem would be a good reason for me to upgrade, but an elegant replacement for a cumbersome line color setting that you set once is not.
Some mitigation for TopoNaming problem would be a good reason for me to upgrade, but an elegant replacement for a cumbersome line color setting that you set once is not.