How to create linear dimensions without offset and without text

[crz_06]

I want to use linear annotation as a way to create vector display i can bake and then export to illustrator. However I notice that in order to create a linear dimension one always need to provide an offset.
See attachment, if offset is set to 0, not dim is rendered… I am missing something obvious here/ (setting offset to 0.0001 seems like cheating)

I addition, any thoughts on how to render the linear dimension without the text? Even if I make the text very small, it still export these to illustrator. Yes, the hack is to explode the bake object and select all text and delete these, but still this seems like a hassle

Annotations.gh (8.1 KB)

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi -

@crz_06

See attachment, if offset is set to 0, not dim is rendered…

With the file that you attached, setting the offset to 0 seemed to work as expected.

@crz_06

I addition, any thoughts on how to render the linear dimension without the text?

Something like this seems to work…

-wim

[crz_06]

ok, that’s odd. I attach the file i use and the screenshot I see. Can you confirm that it looks the same at your end? (latest version R8 at windows)

Annotations_v1.gh (17.1 KB)

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

@crz_06

Can you confirm that it looks the same at your end?

This is what I see when I open that file:

@crz_06

(latest version R8 at windows)

There are always 2 different latest public versions: the SR and the SRC.
… but I’m on 8.12.
-wim

[crz_06]

ok, i am on Version 8 SR10 / (8.10.24228.13001, 2024-08-15)

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

@crz_06

(8.10.24228.13001, 2024-08-15)

I’ve now tried this on macOS (where I can easily switch between versions) and see an issue in both a 8.10 and a 8.11 version. In 8.12, this looks fine.
-wim

[crz_06]

Hi @wim1 Another issue related to annotations, when using custom arrow head ‘Tick’ is show that when exploding the annotation the curve is mirrored