Dynamic Dimensioning Indicators

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing device to:

• display a cross-sectional view of a three-dimensional drawing file, the cross-sectional view including an intersection of at least two meshes within the three-dimensional drawing file;
• receive a first user input indicating a selection of a first mesh;
• after receiving the first user input, establish a first end point for dimensioning information to be added to the cross-sectional view;
• receive a second user input indicating a given direction along which the dimensioning information is to be added;
• based on the second user input, generate a dynamic representation of the dimensioning information along the given direction, originating from the first end point to a second end point;
• receive a third user input indicating that the second user input has ended;
• and
• based on the third user input, add the dimensioning information to the cross-sectional view, the dimensioning information indicating a measurement between the first end point and the second end point.

A method carried out by a computing device, the method comprising:

• displaying a cross-sectional view of a three-dimensional drawing file, the cross-sectional view including an intersection of at least two meshes within the three-dimensional drawing file;
• receiving a first user input indicating a selection of a first mesh;
• after receiving the first user input, establishing, by the computing device, a first end point for dimensioning information to be added to the cross-sectional view;
• receiving a second user input indicating a given direction along which the dimensioning information is to be added;
• based on the second user input, generating, by the computing device, a dynamic representation of the dimensioning information along the given direction, originating from the first end point to a second end point;
• receiving a third user input indicating that the second user input has ended;
• and
• based on the third user input, adding, by the computing device, the dimensioning information to the cross-sectional view, the dimensioning information indicating a measurement between the first end point and the second end point.