# Parallel dimension lines in Drawing mode

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parallel-dimension-lines-in-drawing-mode/40702 "2026-04-24T07:45:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parallel-dimension-lines-in-drawing-mode/40702/1 "2026-04-24T07:45:13Z")

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Hi there,

how can create a dimension line in Drawings parallel to another line or axis? See example in sketches:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/2/d24af240fb511ffa8165619e18f21d264bd133a5.png)

In Drawing I’m getting my dimension line perpendicular to a line it is connected to:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/0/40ca09e53d15429d4fea976a20a80e0183834b01.png)

Thanks.