michalpe
(michalpe)
March 27, 2026, 5:25pm
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I made an addon that also handles this, and has a little different set of settings from MeasureIt. Also, the approach is a little different. More info:
I made an addon with ChatGPT, again… haha
Well, it’s not a discovery of America.
It simply displays a better, more customizable text overlay for edge length.
Main premises:
you’ll find it in N-panel > View tab > new “Custom Overlays” menu,
it uses its own overlay system, working independently from Blender’s Measurement overlays,
the main difference between this and MeasureIt addon is that MeasureIt adds permanent annotations in 3D space, while this only displays temporary overlay - it’s mea…