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add line break in dimension

Murray_2
Murray_2 Member Posts: 12 PRO
edited January 2022 in Community Support
Is there a way to insert a dimension line break to keep drawings tidy? 

The red line in the attached image is where I would like a break.

Thanks in advance.

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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    Answer ✓
    I try to not make them overlap by removing the leader between the arrows and moving the 1.5 dim further down. You are absolutely right it should be able to do it - please create an improvement request in the category on the right —->
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 4,100 PRO
    No, sorry 

    I never knew that was a thing 
  • Murray_2
    Murray_2 Member Posts: 12 PRO
    oh :-), It was feature in Creo that I used all the time.
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    Answer ✓
    I try to not make them overlap by removing the leader between the arrows and moving the 1.5 dim further down. You are absolutely right it should be able to do it - please create an improvement request in the category on the right —->
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • Murray_2
    Murray_2 Member Posts: 12 PRO
    Thanks Neil, I'll give that a go, and make the request .
  • Reilly_Palmer
    Reilly_Palmer Member Posts: 2 PRO
    NeilCooke said:
    I try to not make them overlap by removing the leader between the arrows and moving the 1.5 dim further down. You are absolutely right it should be able to do it - please create an improvement request in the category on the right —->
    Hi Neil, how do you remove the leader between the arrows?
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    @Reilly_Palmer you can only do it with an ANSI template, so if you want ISO you can start with an ANSI template and modify it to meet your ISO requirements (there is an option in the drawing properties panel to set text aligned with dimension - however, the text is still inline rather than above the dimension line which is not ideal). An improvement request to make this an option would go a long way ----->>>>
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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