diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
index 2e9887175c..0fa7034d5c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandExtensionPack.cpp
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ void execExtendShortenLine(Gui::Command* cmd, bool extend) {
                         }
                         double scale = objFeat->getScale();
                         Base::Vector3d direction = (P1 - P0).Normalize();
-                        Base::Vector3d delta = direction * 2.0;
+                        Base::Vector3d delta = direction * activeDimAttributes.getLineStretch();
                         Base::Vector3d startPt, endPt;
                         if (extend) {
                             startPt = P0 - delta;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.cpp
index 8c840a8121..ae081d61f0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ App::Color lineAttributes::getColorValue(void)
 dimAttributes::dimAttributes(void)
 {
     cascadeSpacing = 7.0;
+    lineStretch = 2.0;
 }
 
 void dimAttributes::setCascadeSpacing(double spacing)
@@ -187,6 +188,11 @@ void dimAttributes::setCascadeSpacing(double spacing)
     cascadeSpacing = spacing;
 }
 
+void dimAttributes::setLineStretch(double stretch)
+{
+    lineStretch = stretch;
+}
+
 dimAttributes activeDimAttributes; // container holding dimension attributes
 
 //===========================================================================
@@ -291,6 +297,8 @@ void TaskSelectLineAttributes::setUiEdit()
 
     double cascadeSpacing = activeDimAttributes.getCascadeSpacing();
     ui->sbSpacing->setValue(cascadeSpacing);
+    double lineStretching = activeDimAttributes.getLineStretch();
+    ui->sbStretch->setValue(lineStretching);
 
 }
 
@@ -355,6 +363,8 @@ bool TaskSelectLineAttributes::accept()
 
     double cascadeSpacing = ui->sbSpacing->value();
     activeDimAttributes.setCascadeSpacing(cascadeSpacing);
+    double lineStretching = ui->sbStretch->value();
+    activeDimAttributes.setLineStretch(lineStretching);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.h
index 9a114465e9..a29789a850 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.h
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@
 
 class dimAttributes {
     double cascadeSpacing;
+    double lineStretch;
 
     public:
 
     dimAttributes(void);
     void setCascadeSpacing(double);
     double getCascadeSpacing(void) {return cascadeSpacing;}
+    void setLineStretch(double);
+    double getLineStretch(void) {return lineStretch;}
 
 }; // class dimAttributes
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.ui
index 61bac0205c..60c475fad4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSelectLineAttributes.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>350</width>
-    <height>406</height>
+    <width>250</width>
+    <height>482</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_styles">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Line style:</string>
+        <string>Linestyles:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbSolid">
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Set line style to solid</string>
+        <string>Set Line style to solid</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Solid</string>
+        <string>solid</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbDashed">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Dashed</string>
+        <string>dashed</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
      <item row="3" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbDotted">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Dotted</string>
+        <string>dotted</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
      <item row="4" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbDashDotted">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Dashdot</string>
+        <string>dashdot</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_width">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Line width:</string>
+        <string>Lineswidth:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbThin">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Thin 0,18</string>
+        <string>thin 0,18</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbMiddle">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Middle 0,35</string>
+        <string>middle 0,35</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
      <item row="3" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbThick">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Thick 0,70</string>
+        <string>thick 0,70</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_colors">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Line color:</string>
+        <string>Linecolors:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbBlack">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Black</string>
+        <string>black</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
      <item row="1" column="1">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbBlue">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Blue</string>
+        <string>blue</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbGrey">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Grey</string>
+        <string>grey</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
      <item row="2" column="1">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbMagenta">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Magenta</string>
+        <string>magenta</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
      <item row="3" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbRed">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Red</string>
+        <string>red</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
      <item row="3" column="1">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbCyan">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Cyan</string>
+        <string>cyan</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
      <item row="4" column="0">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbGreen">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Green</string>
+        <string>green</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
      <item row="4" column="1">
       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rbYellow">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Yellow</string>
+        <string>yellow</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoExclusive">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -267,27 +267,45 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="horizontalGroupBox">
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="Spin001">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_spacing">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Cascade spacing</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="sbSpacing">
-        <property name="singleStep">
-         <double>0.500000000000000</double>
-        </property>
-        <property name="value">
-         <double>7.000000000000000</double>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
+    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="cascadeValues" rowstretch="0,0" columnstretch="0,0">
+     <property name="leftMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <item row="0" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_spacing">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Cascade spacing</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="sbSpacing">
+       <property name="singleStep">
+        <double>0.500000000000000</double>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_stretch">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Delta distance</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="1">
+      <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="sbStretch">
+       <property name="singleStep">
+        <double>0.500000000000000</double>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
@@ -296,12 +314,12 @@
  </resources>
  <connections/>
  <buttongroups>
-  <buttongroup name="bgLineWidth">
+  <buttongroup name="bgLineStyles">
    <property name="exclusive">
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
   </buttongroup>
-  <buttongroup name="bgLineStyles">
+  <buttongroup name="bgLineWidth">
    <property name="exclusive">
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>