Rounding error or decimal place problem?

[skintsubby]

Probably a really stupid question but.....

I have the following code:- which picks a point, separates the x & y co-ords then converts then to a string, which I use later

(setq targetpoint (getpoint "\nPlease enter target point?"));where are you looking at?
(setq xvalue (rtos (nth 0 targetpoint ) 2 3))
(setq yvalue (rtos (nth 1 targetpoint ) 2 3))
(setq easting (strcat xvalue "mE"))
(setq northing (strcat yvalue "mN"))

But I need it to always return the result to 3 decimal places. When I pick a point that is exact the easting and northing variable returns to 0 decimal places Ie if I pick 50000.567, 809333.000 It returns 50000.567mE, 809333mN

LUPREC is 3 and LUINTS is 2

Thanks for looking

Mark

[pbejse · Accepted solution]

DIMZIN 0 OR 3..

Controls the suppression of zeros in the primary unit value. Values 0-3 affect feet-and-inch dimensions only.
0 Suppresses zero feet and precisely zero inches
 
1 Includes zero feet and precisely zero inches
 
2 Includes zero feet and suppresses zero inches
 
3 Includes zero inches and suppresses zero feet
 
4 Suppresses leading zeros in decimal dimensions (for example, 0.5000 becomes .5000)
 
8 Suppresses trailing zeros in decimal dimensions (for example, 12.5000 becomes 12.5)
 
12 Suppresses both leading and trailing zeros (for example, 0.5000 becomes .5)

[skintsubby]

pbejse.

Thanks.

Worked a treat!

Mark

[pbejse]

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@skintsubby wrote:

pbejse.

Thanks.

Worked a treat!

Mark

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Glad i could help

Cheers

[stevor]

Seems to work, meaning that it includes the specified charaters, '000', in Acad 2000.

What version id you find this condition; and what is the actual code and repsonses?

[skintsubby]

DIMZIN was set to 8 on the drawing. In AutoCAD 2012.

Hence the suppresion of the zero

A quick setvar and It works fine now.