Linear dimensions
Upon clicking on linear dimensions or linear dimension stack you will get a menu with different choices.
grid on will toggle the visibility of the grid
spacing: will define the spacing of the main grid (default: 1 mm)
display period: will define how often the lines are displayed (default: 20)
color: line color of the grid lines
line width: line width of the grid lines (default: 0,15)
Edit > Preferences > Unit: use same units as defined in FreeCAD preferences
mm: force units to be in mm
inch: force units to be in inch
m: force units to be in m
custom: use custum scaling of units (default: 1/mm)
compact:
format mask: changes the format of the dimension (default "%(value)3.3f"). Overwrite with manual text possible
arrows: changes arrow style (auto/in/out/off)
auto place text: place dimension text manually
comma: use comma instead of point
gap: (default: 2)
overshoot: (default: 1)
arrowL1: first Length of arrow (default: 3)
arrowL2: second length of arrow (default: 1)
arrowW: width of arrow (default: 2)
strokeWidth: change line with of dimension lines (default: 0,3)
lineColor: change color of dimension lines
text properties: choose font name, font size and color (default: Verdana, 3.6, red)
auto place offset:
Set as default: Accept settings as default
Tipps:
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changing the placement of the dimensions afterwards can be done by selecting the dimension in the tree view, and changing the values in the section "Placement Clicks" in the data tab
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changing the dimension to a half linear dimension ca be done by selecting the dimension in the tree view and setting the value for "half Dimension_linear" to true. The dimension will be using the half towrds the second click point