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FR: Dimensioning Tool in Adobe InDesign Similar to Illustrator

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
November 8, 2024
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Does anyone know if Adobe InDesign will ever get a Dimensioning Tool like the one Illustrator has?

Thanks,

Ben

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Why did you ask basiclly the same queston you asked a month ago?

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Ben-indAuthor

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For more engagement.

Ben

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Doesn't work that way. It's a good way to get blocked.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Without inside knowledge, I would say "no". InDesign is a page-layout software, not a drawing program. It has some Illustrator-like tools, but mainly to make page layout easier. Note the lack of photo-editing tools. Adobe likes to keep its programs separate that than the "Swiss Army knife" approach of everything in one program.

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Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @Ben-ind,

I understand that this functionality is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request [here on Adobe InDesign's UserVoice page](https://adobe.ly/4fHwSbb)? Adding your comments there will help us prioritize this request, and you’ll be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We’d be happy to help.

Thanks,
Abhishek Rao

James Gifford—NitroPress

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I am in what is probably a small subset of users who does use InDesign for (simple) illustration purposes. My skill level, both with ID and with "drawing" tools of every type, is sufficiently high that there's not much advantage to switching over to Illustrator or my workaday CAD program to do simple technical illustratiosn and the like; at most I create a secondary INDD doc and draw my little pictures and diagrams.

But that's nothing I'd recommend as primary use of the tool. For most users, selecting a tool better suited to such drawing, precise scaling, dimensioning, 3D modeling, etc. is a better choice.

Mark me down as pretty much a permanent "no" on adding features that add functionality best served by an outside resource, such as this. 🙂 It's a mark of professional growth to understand and reject Maslow's Hammer.

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