# 5.70 - Diameter dimensioning is here

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616>\
**Category:** Release notes\
**Created:** [February 24, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616 "2022-02-24T14:58:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tibi\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tibi_shapr3d/32/597_2.png) [@Tibi\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tibi_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/1 "2022-02-24T14:58:54Z")

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Hi everyone!🚀

5.70 is the last update before one of our biggest feature releases to date – accordingly, you’ll find a single fix in the latest edition of Shapr3D:

- **Improved:** Circling back to a popular request, we’ve now added diameters to help you track all your dimensions. Be it an arc, a full circle, or a cylindrical face, you can now pick whether you want to see the dimensions in radius or diameter – just look for the “Circular annotations” toggle on the Preferences screen.

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**Author:** ![Spencer.G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Spencer.G](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spencer.G)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/2 "2022-02-24T15:03:56Z")

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D I A M E T E R 🤯 🤯 🤯  
D I M E N S I O N I N G 🤯 🤯 🤯

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/3 "2022-02-25T03:29:22Z")

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This has made a huge difference, I can’t thank you all enough!

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**Author:** ![rotalumis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rotalumis/32/12289_2.png) [@rotalumis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rotalumis)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/4 "2022-02-25T11:44:17Z")

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🙏 🙏 🙏 I was losing all hopes…

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**Author:** ![cstumpf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cstumpf750](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cstumpf750)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/5 "2022-02-25T19:54:02Z")

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Does that mean I can draw a circle and specify the diameter to define it. Or do I still need to use the radius and this is only displaying the diameter afterwards?

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/6 "2022-02-26T05:28:28Z")

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@cstumpf750 you can now define a circle by diameter instead of radius if you like, the option to turn this on is in preferences.

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**Author:** ![cstumpf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cstumpf750](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cstumpf750)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/7 "2022-02-27T01:40:28Z")

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Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I was a bit confused by the nomenclature you used in the announcement as it appeared to only apply to the generated drawings. I just had a chance to try it out and it works as I expected. So this is a case of better late than never as I’ve been asking for this function since I started using using Shapr3D about 3 years ago. I hope this is the beginning of a speed up of implementation of these type of functions.

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**Author:** ![bourno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bourno](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bourno)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/8 "2022-03-22T18:40:41Z")

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I didn’t notice this. Thanks for adding the diameter selection 🙂

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**Author:** ![Robwhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Robwhi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robwhi)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-70-diameter-dimensioning-is-here/17616/9 "2022-03-23T02:18:50Z")

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Thanks for this update I missed it and have been cursing stuck in Radii  
Again thank you for listening