Displaying dimensions in DECIMAL FEET

[believemoore]

I have have to use a program to do these hydraulic counts that must be done in decimal feet. So, what I want to be able to do is when I make a dimension that is 12'-8" for example, that it read 12.667. Is this possible?

 

Thanks in advance!

[believemoore]

Yup yup yup.

[ReMark]

Sorry I had to delete my obviously wrong first answer but I think I know how to do this.

 

Units: Architectural.

 

Dimension style units: Decimal

 

Precision: 0.000

 

Suffix: ' (the symbol for feet)

 

Scale factor: 0.08333

 

Click OK. Test as required.

[believemoore]

Thanks for the quick reply ReMark, however I am using AutoCAD MEP 2011 and I don't see the Dimensions style units when I go into dimstyle.

[ReMark]

Primary Units tab. Linear Dimensions. Unit format.

[believemoore]

Ah! I missed the whole Scale factor: .0833 thing. GENIUS!

thanks a bunch ReMark.

[ReMark]

You're entirely welcomed. I got to learn something too.

[sarjil]

I never reply to the author on the internet whenever I get any help in any matter. But this one really needs some appreciation. Thanks a lot man. I was thinking I would never found any help on this matter But I got it instantly. Thanks. This will help me in my work very much.

[Dana W]

9 hours ago, sarjil said:

I never reply to the author on the internet whenever I get any help in any matter.

I think I would have kept that to myself around these parts.

[ammobake]

**recedes into the shadows