ILoveMadoka Posted August 29 Posted August 29 Solidworks 2023 How can I show inch marks after a decimal dimension? these are "hand-jammed" The closest I could figure out without having to manually change every dimension gave me this Is this possible? Help please.. Quote
ILoveMadoka Posted August 29 Author Posted August 29 (edited) In the help file here I came across this I cannot find this in my settings anywhere... ps: I want the " after the DECIMAL dimension (24.25") Edited August 29 by ILoveMadoka Quote
BIGAL Posted August 30 Posted August 30 (edited) A dimension style can have a prefix and or a suffix so create a style with suffix ". Edited August 30 by BIGAL Quote
ILoveMadoka Posted August 30 Author Posted August 30 I've looked all through my settings but cannot figure out how to create a dimension style in Solidworks. I can get fractions to display with the inch mark but not decimal dimensions. I appreciate your assistance Sir... Quote
SLW210 Posted August 30 Posted August 30 I do not think it's possible IIRC. Technically you don't put the " on decimal inches. If you look at the ASME and GD&T books, they don't use them on fractional either, more of an architectural and civil thing as far as I know. AutoCAD and IIRC Inventor lets you add them. Did you try the options when you click on a dimension? Quote
ILoveMadoka Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 I wanted to avoid having to manually tweak every dimension... People want Solidworks drawings to look like Autocad drawings... Quote
SLW210 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 AutoCAD is pretty useful for custom solutions, particularly if you know basic toolbar buttons, menus, LISP et. al. Most people like the look of manual drafting and AutoCAD easily adapts to what you are used to. Other software not so much. I worked more on ProE drawings to make them look like what we had from manual drafting days and our AutoCAD drawings and per request from the client (that insisted on ProE) than I care to think about. IIRC, it's been a long time since I used Soldworks, but select all dimensions and add " and save as favorites. There may be some MACROs available on the DSS forums Login | 3DEXPERIENCE ID | Dassault Systèmes (3ds.com). As long as I worked with Solidworks, it has been asked. Quote
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