Custom property for Dimensions field

April 13, 2026

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by Tcll

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So what I'm ultimately trying to do is calculate the length of a curve using a round-about method with an Array modifier on another object... ↩ Reply

But what I'd like to be able to do is edit the curve while seeing that length update as I edit... ↩ Reply

The only way I can fathom to do as such is with a driver on a Custom property for this field: ↩ Reply

But I'm not sure where exactly I'd need to do that, or with what... ↩ Reply

Maybe a script could do it, but I'm not sure how :P ↩ Reply

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Blender Dumbass c:0 April 13, 2026

For the context it seems like this is Blender 2.79 and not a modern Blender. Which complicates things since Blender did a lot of changes to the depsgraph since that.

Blender Dumbass c:1 April 13, 2026

I think the most low-tech solution would be to split the frame and focus one side on the length object. While having like a model of a ruler next to it.

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Tcll c:2 April 13, 2026

@blenderdumbass

lol that reminds me of what I used to do to make outline curves for SVG art (I no longer use this as PyCharm is a better SVG editor capable of proper outlines that don't look polygonal) XD

you needed a separate frame just to modify the stroke-width curve, and it got rather insane quite rapidly XD

both that and this are ghetto af XD

for a makeshift ruler, I'd say you actually don't need much to make that work...

the Array object can just have a fixed unit-width that can easily be tracked, say 0.01 for precision

then all you really need is to offset a marker object to the desired length the Array object will extend to

you don't even need to have the entire length in view, just a good portion before the marker should be good enough :P

though it would still be nice to see the actual number rather than having to flip between object selections to verify accuracy... heh :P

Tcll c:2 April 13, 2026

... c:1

Blender Dumbass c:1 April 13, 2026

I think the most low-tech solution would be to split the frame and focus one side on the length object. While having like a model of a ruler next to it.

@blenderdumbass

lol that reminds me of what I used to do to make outline curves for SVG art (I no longer use this as PyCharm is a better SVG editor capable of proper outlines that don't look polygonal) XD

you needed a separate frame just to modify the stroke-width curve, and it got rather insane quite rapidly XD

both that and this are ghetto af XD

for a makeshift ruler, I'd say you actually don't need much to make that work...

the Array object can just have a fixed unit-width that can easily be tracked, say 0.01 for precision

then all you really need is to offset a marker object to the desired length the Array object will extend to

you don't even need to have the entire length in view, just a good portion before the marker should be good enough :P

though it would still be nice to see the actual number rather than having to flip between object selections to verify accuracy... heh :P

Blender Dumbass c:3 April 13, 2026

Figured something out... you can technically stuff a python expression referencing a specific value in the scene.

bpy.data.objects["Cube.001"].dimensions.z

this is what I put into the driver of cube 1 to make it move to the size of cube 2. And not just scale, but the dimension. But since depsgraph is not particularly great in blender 2.79. It doesn't update automatically.

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Blender Dumbass c:4 April 13, 2026

Okay. Blender has templates in the Text Editor that spawn example code for how to add functionality. I modified one a bit and got this:

import bpy


class HelloWorldPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    """Creates a Panel in the Object properties window"""
    bl_label = "Size Panel"
    bl_idname = "OBJECT_PT_hello"
    bl_space_type = 'PROPERTIES'
    bl_region_type = 'WINDOW'
    bl_context = "object"

    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        row = layout.row()
        row.label(text="SIZE IS: " + str(bpy.data.objects["Cube.001"].dimensions.z))


def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(HelloWorldPanel)


def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(HelloWorldPanel)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()

It spawns a little size thingie in the Object properties. And it is updated in real time. Using the example dimensions from

Blender Dumbass c:4 April 13, 2026

Okay. Blender has templates in the Text Editor that spawn example code for how to add functionality. I modified one a bit and got this:

import bpy


class HelloWorldPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    """Creates a Panel in the Object properties window"""
    bl_label = "Size Panel"
    bl_idname = "OBJECT_PT_hello"
    bl_space_type = 'PROPERTIES'
    bl_region_type = 'WINDOW'
    bl_context = "object"

    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        row = layout.row()
        row.label(text="SIZE IS: " + str(bpy.data.objects["Cube.001"].dimensions.z))


def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(HelloWorldPanel)


def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(HelloWorldPanel)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()

It spawns a little size thingie in the Object properties. And it is updated in real time. Using the example dimensions from

... c:3

Blender Dumbass c:3 April 13, 2026

Figured something out... you can technically stuff a python expression referencing a specific value in the scene.

bpy.data.objects["Cube.001"].dimensions.z

Tcll c:5 April 14, 2026

awesome, that worked perfectly!

I even multiplied the dimension value by 10 and marked it with mm (my grid is unit-accurate to cm, so it works out nicely)

but yeah here it is to show: :)

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