Get dimension of selected part of mesh?

Question

is there a way to get the dimensions (bounding-box scale) of a selected part of a mesh? Right now I have to do the following steps to get that information:

duplicate the selected part of the mesh
part it
switch to object mode
select the new object
finally read the dimension in the right bar
delete the object (cause I don't need it anymore)
select the other object again
switch back to edit mode to continue work ...

Since I have to do this very often I would welcome a shortcut or something ...

EDIT: the addon presented here comes close to what I'm looking for. Unfortunately the panel closes every time I change the selection and has to be reopened via menu ... Many thanks

The combination of min and max of x, y and z component of selected vert coordinates will give the 8 bbox coords. — batFINGER, Dec 20 '18 at 16:14
just write a script that does exactly what you do and output the dimensions in console. — Harry McKenzie, Aug 03 '23 at 15:26

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '18 at 16:48

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I think this should help. when you are in edit mode, turn on this edge/face infos from the N key menu. this will show the scales of the parts you select.

answered Aug 15 '18 at 16:48

Hello Ashok, thanks for you help but this shows the individual edge-lengths. I guess I wasn't precise enough. The information I'm looking for is dimension of the whole selection (the bounding-box for the selection). – 32Smooth Aug 15 '18 at 17:19

Get dimension of selected part of mesh?

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