# \-How do I dimension this?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113 "2022-01-28T22:25:35Z")\
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> [@2D Drawings not in Ortho](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-not-in-ortho/16898/3):
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> I have this problem from time to time too. The only workaround I’ve thought of is to make a copy of the assembly elsewhere in the design space and rotate it to be parallel to the grid. It is bothersome if I make change and have to go thru the process again. But major changes require all new drawings anyway because deleting or adding a component breaks the previous drawing. (That’s a different issue so I digress) Edit: typo

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