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The Dimension path effect applied to a sample shape
Drafting

Dimension

Measure a part's overall width or height, or both at once, with an offset run of witness lines, arrowheads and a gap left for the figure.

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FamilyDrafting
Parameters4 adjustable
On canvas handlesyes, drag it on the shape
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 4 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. AxisHorizontal, Vertical, Both
  2. Offset-600 to 600, default 26
  3. Figure gap0 to 400, default 24
  4. Arrow size2 to 90, default 10

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