diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/gizmos.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/gizmos.py
index 3c03e9db49..6028ac055d 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/gizmos.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/gizmos.py
@@ -4877,7 +4877,14 @@ class GizmoDimension(GizmoMovable):
 
         self.init_value = click_distance
 
-        if self.initial_snap_state and self.active_obj:
+        # Schematic gizmos opt out of dimension snap. Force the header
+        # indicator to ``off`` for the drag's duration so the user sees the
+        # state matches behaviour; ``exit`` restores ``initial_snap_state``.
+        # Skipping the snap cache here also avoids the per-drag mesh probe.
+        snap_supported = getattr(self.gizmo_group, "snap_enabled_on_dimensions", True)
+        if not snap_supported:
+            context.scene.tool_settings.use_snap = False
+        elif self.initial_snap_state and self.active_obj:
             build_snap_cache(context, self.active_obj)
             self._snap_cache_built = True
 
@@ -4919,11 +4926,18 @@ class GizmoDimension(GizmoMovable):
         if not region or not rv3d:
             return {"RUNNING_MODAL"}
 
-        tool_settings.use_snap = not self.initial_snap_state if event.ctrl else self.initial_snap_state
+        # Group-level opt-out: schematic gizmos float in viewport space, so
+        # global-snap-to-scene-vertices would produce spurious value jumps.
+        # The fallback (``True``) covers any gizmo whose group is not a
+        # ``BaseParametricGizmoGroup``.
+        snap_supported = getattr(self.gizmo_group, "snap_enabled_on_dimensions", True)
 
-        if tool_settings.use_snap and not self._snap_cache_built and self.active_obj:
-            build_snap_cache(context, self.active_obj)
-            self._snap_cache_built = True
+        if snap_supported:
+            tool_settings.use_snap = not self.initial_snap_state if event.ctrl else self.initial_snap_state
+
+            if tool_settings.use_snap and not self._snap_cache_built and self.active_obj:
+                build_snap_cache(context, self.active_obj)
+                self._snap_cache_built = True
 
         current_coord = (event.mouse_region_x, event.mouse_region_y)
 
@@ -4947,7 +4961,7 @@ class GizmoDimension(GizmoMovable):
 
         delta = (current_3d - self.start_location).dot(axis_direction)
 
-        if tool_settings.use_snap and self.active_obj:
+        if snap_supported and tool_settings.use_snap and self.active_obj:
             # Snap the dimension tip (not mouse position) to target
             # Calculate where the dimension tip would be with current delta
             # The tip is at: gizmo_origin + axis * (init_value + delta)
@@ -5320,6 +5334,13 @@ class BaseParametricGizmoGroup:
     # Pre-computed flip matrix for negative value handling (180° rotation around Z)
     FLIP_MATRIX = Matrix.Rotation(math.pi, 4, "Z")
 
+    # Default: dimension drags respect Blender's global snap (Ctrl-toggleable
+    # during drag). Subclasses whose dimensions float in viewport space rather
+    # than aligning to real-world geometry should override to ``False`` —
+    # snapping to scene vertices in that case produces spurious value jumps
+    # as the mouse crosses unrelated meshes.
+    snap_enabled_on_dimensions: bool = True
+
     # === Icon Gizmo Layout (meters) ===
     # Icons are positioned in a horizontal row above the element:
     #   [Validate] [Cancel] [Cycle]
@@ -6580,6 +6601,11 @@ class BaseSchematicGizmoGroup(BaseParametricGizmoGroup):
     # list and become no-ops. The schematic equivalents below take their place.
     dimension_gizmo_props: list[DimensionGizmoConfig] = []
 
+    # Schematic dimensions float in billboarded viewport space, not aligned to
+    # real-world geometry. Snapping the dragged tip to scene vertices would
+    # produce nonsensical value jumps as the mouse crosses unrelated meshes.
+    snap_enabled_on_dimensions: bool = False
+
     # Declarative dimension configuration consumed by ``setup_schematic_dimensions``
     # and ``update_schematic_dimensions``. Each config produces one
     # ``BIM_GT_gizmo_dimension`` instance positioned at a schematic-local
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/drawing/test_gizmos.py b/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/drawing/test_gizmos.py
index cc781cd118..18f640549b 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/drawing/test_gizmos.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/drawing/test_gizmos.py
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 import bpy
 import pytest
 
-from bonsai.bim.module.drawing.gizmos import DimensionGizmoConfig
+from bonsai.bim.module.drawing.gizmos import (
+    BaseParametricGizmoGroup,
+    BaseSchematicGizmoGroup,
+    DimensionGizmoConfig,
+)
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.drawing
 
@@ -52,3 +56,19 @@ def test_text_formatter_receives_props_and_value():
     config = DimensionGizmoConfig(attr_name="length", axis=(1, 0, 0), text_formatter=formatter)
     props = SimpleNamespace(label="L")
     assert config.text_formatter(props, 3.14) == "L=3.14"
+
+
+def test_parametric_base_enables_dimension_snap_by_default():
+    """In-place parametric gizmos align to real-world geometry, so dragging
+    must respect the global snap toggle (Ctrl-flip during drag) — same
+    contract every door / window / wall / stair / roof / mep dimension
+    has shipped with."""
+    assert BaseParametricGizmoGroup.snap_enabled_on_dimensions is True
+
+
+def test_schematic_base_disables_dimension_snap():
+    """Schematic dimensions float in viewport space; snapping the dragged
+    tip to scene vertices would produce spurious value jumps as the
+    mouse crosses unrelated geometry. The opt-out lives on the base so
+    every schematic subclass inherits it without per-class wiring."""
+    assert BaseSchematicGizmoGroup.snap_enabled_on_dimensions is False