Not as sexy as viewport text maybe, but you can display a floater window that shows you the dimensions of any selected object. Utilities > Measure > New Floater.
Hi Bal, here is the script to activate the BaseObject in the Modifier Stack any time the selection (or ModPanel) changes. Execute once and find the script in Customize User Interface floater under Category: ModPanel Tools. Run once to enable the feature, run again to disable it. macroScript…