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Re: Dimension extension lines

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wandererfan wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:33 pm The easiest change is to have all dimensions apply the same gap. Doing it on a per dimension basis is more work, but not particularly tricky.
This sounds reasonable. However, note that the "Dimension Style" can be changed individually for every dimension. I'm not sure whether the dimension style should be a per-page or per-dimension option. I believe that ISO and ASME should not exist on the same page, but someone might want to mix e.g. the two ISO options on a same page. I always use the same style for all the dimensions, so I'd prefer a per-page choice.
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Re: Dimension extension lines (FR6774)

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Should be fixed by git commit b6c20202cd. issue #6774 closed.
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@wandererfan : Hello!

I made a few drawings and stumble across the new feature. The ISO has as default no gap, it should be per default 0. (Never saw in my life a gap between).

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A second thing, which i noticed: the settings in the preferences seems to be ignored. When the setting is 0 (or any other value), the dimensions have still the value 8.00.

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Re: Dimension extension lines

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user1234 wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:17 pm
Those of us who have been doing technical drawing for more than 40 years longed for that way of dimensioning. ISO 129-1:2004(E) allows it.
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0mer0 wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:34 pm ISO 129-1:2004(E) allows it.
Yes allows, but allowing does not mean, that it should be default. That is the fine difference.

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Re: Dimension extension lines

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user1234 wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:27 pm A second thing, which i noticed: the settings in the preferences seems to be ignored. When the setting is 0 (or any other value), the dimensions have still the value 8.00.
My bad. The preference is "ISOGap" in one place and "GapISO" in another. The fix will be along shortly.

If the code doesn't find "ISOGap" it uses 8.0 as the default.

Thanks for finding this.
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user1234 wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:00 am Yes allows, but allowing does not mean, that it should be default. That is the fine difference.
I agree. Where the Standard has a default setting for something, that should indeed be the FC default.

Where someone wants to use an alternative, but still Standard-compliant option, they will have to set it.
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Re: Dimension extension lines

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user1234 wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:27 pm A second thing, which i noticed: the settings in the preferences seems to be ignored. When the setting is 0 (or any other value), the dimensions have still the value 8.00.
Preference should be fixed by [commit]5d93fbe0bb/commit].
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Re: Dimension extension lines

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wandererfan wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 3:30 pm Preference should be fixed by git commit 5d93fbe0bb
Works, thanks!


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