Distance in Y axis not showing between two entities.

[Jason_S]

I would like top preface this post by saying I have been looking for a solution to this problem but haven't found anything relevant. If this is repetitive please redirect me.
I am working on making a routine for production, I am stepping away from Xact, as reporting was a problem for operators to read properly. I am attempting to use Distance to give operators clear dimensions to write in QC reports, However when applying a distance to a pair of entities (dowel holes) I can only see or get it to give me one Axis.. I am sure there is an easy solution, but I can't seem to get it done.
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[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I'm guessing your program is in the Y workplane for where you are trying to put that dimension.

[louisd]

change your current workplane.

[michaelwildschutz]

You are not in the correct working plane if you need to dimension the distance in the y direction

[KIRBSTER269]

What Matthew D. Hoedeman said, then what louisd said, and also what michaelwildschutz said

[louisd]

in our defense they were all posted a minute apart. :-P

[KIRBSTER269]

at least we know, that's the right answer louisd

[Jason_S]

What Matthew D. Hoedeman said, then what louisd said, and also what michaelwildschutz said

Thanks, that was clearly a "forrest through the trees" issue for me, I appreciate the extra eyes at times like that. Thanks.

[KIRBSTER269]

wasn't sure you saw it need to laugh a little sometimes

[Quality ish]

What I've done in cases like this is to create an alignment to the first hole (assuming it is a hole), and then do a Location Dimension to the second. That'll give you both X and Y dimensions.

We have quite a few drawings that we have features called out in relation to one another. I'll either do it as described above, or get my Location Dimension for X or Y, and then get a simple distance dim for the opposing axis, giving be both X and Y.