# Feature Request: Highlight source geometry when tapping a pinned measurement box/dot

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-highlight-source-geometry-when-tapping-a-pinned-measurement-box-dot/42363>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-highlight-source-geometry-when-tapping-a-pinned-measurement-box-dot/42363 "2026-10-20T09:08:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrKodama](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrkodama/32/28376_2.png) [@MrKodama](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrKodama)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-highlight-source-geometry-when-tapping-a-pinned-measurement-box-dot/42363/1 "2026-10-20T09:08:20Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature.

**The problem that this feature will solve:**

I have a feature request to improve the usability of pinned measurements on busy or complex models.

Currently, when looking at a workspace with multiple pinned measurements, it can become difficult to trace exactly which text box belongs to which edge or face—especially in dense areas like corner joints or tightly spaced frame assemblies.

While the anchor dot helps, it doesn’t always stand out in a crowd.

**Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:**

Allow users to click or tap directly on a pinned measurement text box, leader line, or anchor dot, and have the software instantly highlight the corresponding source geometry (edge, face, or vertex) in a bright fluorescent color on the canvas.

Or you could just highlight the measurement box, anchor line and dot, in a fluorescent colour.

Right now, you can hover over the sidebar menu list to see a highlight, but being able to interact directly with the canvas boxes to see the source geometry flash/highlight would make the workflow incredibly fluid and save a lot of time.

I’ve attached a screenshot of a current build to show how quickly these clusters can become ambiguous without a direct canvas-to-geometry highlight link.

**Update:**

Also you could bring the label to the front. Sometimes labels get hidden behind each other. It would be great, if by clicking on the link or dot, the entire label came to the forefront of the label stack.

Thank you for considering!

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