diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 9fd870b6f2..23bc62de04 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def makeCopy(obj,force=None,reparent=False):
         _Point(newobj)
         if gui:
             _ViewProviderPoint(newobj.ViewObject)
-    elif (getType(obj) == "Dimension") or (force == "Dimension"):
+    elif (getType(obj) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]) or (force == "Dimension"):
         newobj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject(obj.TypeId,getRealName(obj.Name))
         _Dimension(newobj)
         if gui:
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ def move(objectslist,vector,copy=False):
             else:
                 newobj = obj
             newobj.Placement.Base = obj.Placement.Base.add(real_vector)
-        elif getType(obj) == "Dimension":
+        elif getType(obj) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]:
             if copy:
                 newobj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::FeaturePython",getRealName(obj.Name))
                 _Dimension(newobj)
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ def getDXF(obj,direction=None):
         ny = DraftVecUtils.project(vec,plane.v)
         return Vector(nx.Length,ny.Length,0)
 
-    if getType(obj) == "Dimension":
+    if getType(obj) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]:
         p1 = getProj(obj.Start)
         p2 = getProj(obj.End)
         p3 = getProj(obj.Dimline)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/getSVG.py b/src/Mod/Draft/getSVG.py
index 7d90a0d3d7..28ee5b6628 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/getSVG.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/getSVG.py
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
         svg += getPath(obj.Edges,pathname="")
 
 
-    elif getType(obj) == "Dimension":
+    elif getType(obj) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]:
         if gui:
             if not obj.ViewObject:
                 print ("export of dimensions to SVG is only available in GUI mode")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py b/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
index e972cb8816..0859b0eb1d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/importDXF.py
@@ -3817,7 +3817,7 @@ def export(objectslist, filename, nospline=False, lwPoly=False):
                                                    style='STANDARD',
                                                    layer=getStrGroup(ob)))
 
-                elif Draft.getType(ob) == "Dimension":
+                elif Draft.getType(ob) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]:
                     p1 = DraftVecUtils.tup(ob.Start)
                     p2 = DraftVecUtils.tup(ob.End)
                     base = Part.LineSegment(ob.Start, ob.End).toShape()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
index d760552062..e9aa9d78ad 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ class svgHandler(xml.sax.ContentHandler):
                 # see issue #2062
                 sh = sh.transformGeometry(transform)
             return sh
-        elif Draft.getType(sh) == "Dimension":
+        elif Draft.getType(sh) in ["Dimension","LinearDimension"]:
             pts = []
             for p in [sh.Start, sh.End, sh.Dimline]:
                 cp = Vector(p)