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Dimension Lines

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December 3, 2013
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Does Illustrator have a tool to quickly put measurements on a drawing so my customer can get an idea of how large there sign is?

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Correct answer Monika Gause

Long answer: no.

There are some workarounds, like using scripts.

And there are plug-ins:

CADtools

VectorScribe

Both can do dimension lines, even in scale.

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GPGW

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I use and recommend this free script: https://www.marspremedia.com/software/illustrator/dimensions-illustrator

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BHshalbleib

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So there;s all of these paid plug ins and 200 line scripts - how about you just add the functionality Adobe! WTF? For what you all charge and all the useless crap in the program, maybe add something your customers want. Can't be that difficult.

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Sharesky71

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Thank you all! Yes rcraighead, I discovered the Specify script. Its fantastic, and does exactly what I need. I modified a few things in the defaults so I dont have to set them each time I use it, and its been working great!

rcraighead

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Not sure this free script has been mentioned. I've used it with good success – Specify.jsx.

https://adamdehaven.com/blog/dimension-adobe-illustrator-designs-with-a-simple-script/

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cruzmandesign

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Worked great! Easy to use and saved me a ton of time! Thanks!!

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Sharesky71

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The Nick Blakley script, does anyone know what to change so that it reports the proper height? Right now it posts the same height and width.

Mario Arizmendi

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Sharesky

I have used a script from somebody I cant remember now and it works well, is not my script I don't own any rights to it.

here you can download it if you wanna give it a try

https://carvajal-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/p/mario_arizmendi/EYMlx0zT_DlIiCd8z6355vsBOg8VdMDelepBRkXiTIk73Q?e=qhbpoS

Doug Habben

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Dimension72a - $20 USD

louisc84426093

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This is awesome, it works like a charm.
Question though, it behaves bizarely when the dimension is smaller than the text box. Is it possible to reduce the ensemble to make it fit inside the dimensions ?

Thxs a bunch