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Old 20th Nov 2008, 04:51 pm   #11
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But what about the [] Brackets for the alternative unit. Is there a way to change them into ()?

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I never use alternative unit to change mm,cm,m to inches or inches to mm,cm,m coz i hate this [] Brackets.You can do with "scale factor" under
"primary units" tab from Dim style Dialog box.Then you can see dim with mm suffix.I did for you sample dwg with 3 dim style.(mm,ft,ft with scale factor) and show sample.Pls check mate!
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I never use alternative unit to change mm,cm,m to inches or inches to mm,cm,m coz i hate this [] Brackets.You can do with "scale factor" under
"primary units" tab from Dim style Dialog box.Then you can see dim with mm suffix.I did for you sample dwg with 3 dim style.(mm,ft,ft with scale factor) and show sample.Pls check mate!
I never even heard of Myanmar before now and it's a country!!!! Well you learn something new every day....
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Old 20th Nov 2008, 11:02 pm   #13
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But what about the [] Brackets for the alternative unit. Is there a way to change them into ()?

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[] brackets are the standard, don't know of a way to change [] to (). And why would anyone need to?

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Default Removing brackets for alt. dimensions

Dimension settings for alternate units without the [ brackets ]
NOTE the values for: DIM SUFFIX mm\X\f ALT PREFIX ; ALT SUFFIX \f
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Dimension settings for alternate units without the [ brackets ]


NOTE the values for: DIM SUFFIX mm\X\f ALT PREFIX ; ALT SUFFIX \f
Do you know where I can find a list of these variables? I searched through the AutoCAD help files but can't find them.
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I am not sure, but if you have something you are looking for, I can try to help.

( ) instead of [ ]

In the Primary Units set:
dim Suffix: = mm\X\f

In the Alternate Units set:
dim Prefix = ;(

dim Suffix = )\f
  • Remove mm if you do not want it to say mm after your dimension. This is for metric units
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Remove [ ]

In the Primary Units set:
dim Suffix: = mm\X\f

In the Alternate Units set:
dim Prefix = ;
dim Suffix = \f

Note: If your dimension has fractions in front and in back of your dimension and it is not suppose to be there, change your font!
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( ) instead of [ ]

In the Primary Units set:
dim Suffix: = mm\X\f

In the Alternate Units set:
dim Prefix = ;(

dim Suffix = )\f
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