Dimensions placed on leaders - how to move the dimension text?

Rhino Rhino for Mac
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Often with smaller dimensions, the dimension text will be placed in between (on top of) the leaders and will look messy and difficult to read.

Is there a way to either format the dimension style to place the dimension text outside above one of the two arrows rather than centered?

I work around currently by exploding the particular dimension (which looses me the proper locking filled arrow tips) and moving the dimension text manually.

Another workaround I use currently is to add spaces in front of the dimension text in the object windows in the dimension field “<>” looking like " <>" which will move the text to the right (no way of moving it to the left I found).

Both these workarounds are of course tedious and worst, they will break the dimension’s consistency and create a lot of clean up work and potential errors.

Any input from you guys who create technical drawings with Rhino for Mac?

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There isn’t anything automatic but the best work-around is to turn on the points of the dimension and move the text point to a place where it doesn’t obscure the dimension lines.

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Hey Wim, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for :wink:
This gives so much freedom over the dimensions and best of all will not break the dimension.
Thanks!

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How i can turn on the points on dimension ?

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thanks menos