Changing the description from dimension tool

[Gabriel37690353f8xh]

It's possible to change the description from dimension tool when you use it like when you wanna retype the dimension again?

[Monika Gause]

Which version exactly are you using and could you you please be more precise what you want to do?

[Gabriel37690353f8xh]

I just bought recently Illustrator 2024 and I use Illustrator for my license project to work and I need it desperate  this tool to draw some dimension in my  plan when I do drag and drop from AutoCAD to Illustrator.

[Gabriel37690353f8xh]

When I wanna do a dimension by using dimension tool I wanna retype the number from dimension not changing it from properties 

[Monika Gause]

So you just want to edit that text manually? 

Just select the dimension object and then move it slightly with the arrow key and back.

[Gabriel37690353f8xh]

It worked all I had to do was to ungroup the layer in order to modify the text cause every time when I draw a dimension it didn't let me to modify the text because all elements were grouped, but now I know. Thank you very much for help!

[Monika Gause]

Glad you could solve it!

[John3885596137kt]

So weird that you can't retype your own numbers. The only solution I found out is to Select the "Dimensions" > Go to Object > Expand Appearance

[Monika Gause]

For most people it's pretty important that the dimension stays "live". Because only then it can adapt when you change the object.