Posted by Tango on Mar 11, 2016; 6:50am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Dimensions-Only-a-Line-no-Dimension-shows-tp5713248.html

I'm using Version: 2.1.0-alpha, SCM Revision: 2.0.7-1000-g6e704a5.  I have the Dimension DockWidget showing and click "Horizontal."  It tells me to "Specify first extension line origin," so I left-click on the left side of the object I want to label with a dimension.  Then it tells me, "Specify second extension line origin," and I left-click on the right side of the object.  Then it tells me, "," so I move my pointer up to where I'd like it to print the dimension and left-click.

At that point it draws 3 lines, one horizontal, presumably where the dimension data would be printed, and two vertical, at each end of the dimension line, to the line origin points I selected earlier.  Then it goes back to the beginning of the process, asking for the first extension line origin.

I also tried to follow the instructions in the manual, under Dimensioning and text, and I notice that indicates the dimension should appear once I've clicked to indicate the second line origin point, but it doesn't.  I do not see the dimension at all, just the lines.

I am on a layer with a color other than the background color, just in case that matters. I also changed the background to a different color to see if it showed up when I did that.  Still, no dimension data, just the three lines.

Do I need to do something to specify the color of the characters for the dimension?