# It’s time for Dimensions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/it-s-time-for-dimensions/7158
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/it-s-time-for-dimensions/7158 "2020-04-11T02:53:53Z")
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### Author: ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/it-s-time-for-dimensions/7158/2 "2020-04-11T04:50:00Z")

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@Lesliev  
I share your frustration that Dimensions need improvement, along with the ability to Type Annotations. The latter would enable a workaround for adding critical Dimensions.

There are workarounds for Dimensions but they do involve the insertion of additional Lines to enable them to be displayed:

 ![IMG_1751](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/1ba88bb721127574107c87ba7903f090061d24d7.jpeg)

However this is not satisfactory because Extension Lines, preferably Dashed/Dotted, need to be added. This consumes too much time and the output is still less than satisfactory, because only the Dimensions for one Plane can be displayed:

 ![IMG_1752](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7152e9d3259e22ac764190cee463d725e1457cc6.jpeg)

An example of 2D Dimensions can be seen at:

[https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-working-export/6965/2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-working-export/6965/2)

We can only work with what we have and trust that this need finds it’s way to the #1 Spot for action.

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