It should be made possible to create dimensions on open B-splines in Annotation

[cjones]

It is currently not possible to create dimensions on open B-splines in Annotation.

It is, however, possible to create 3D-dimensions on open B-splines in Modeling, which can then be transfered to Annotation via a documentation plane. Unfortunately this method does not allow you to transfer the center lines.

It should be made possible to create dimensions on open B-splines in Annotation.

[gmatelich]

For me, most commonly tangential dimensions to B-Splines

[gmatelich]

Thank you Astrid for the workaround (transferring 3D Anno via docuplane).

[gmatelich]

How does this only have two votes? I regularly run into this limitation and it is really frustrating.

Also, why don't I see Astrid's comment anymore - did something break with the new community UI?

[PeterKehoe]

For me, this has never been an issue that I have run into-that's why I haven't voted for it.

[gmatelich]

In this example, I have had to split the spline at the peak of the tip and dimension 6.76 using a linear dimension, where I'd rather use a tangential dimension because I don't trust the split to stay through view updates. The other common place I have this problem is trying to give an overall length dimension of a non-prismatic part.