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AutoCAD - Alternate units problem

carlos.h.silva — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:55:53 GMT

Good afternoon all!

Can you help me solving the problem find in the images attached?

I have a print screen about the erros and my setup in another two images.

Why the 3/4 before and 7/8 after the alternate unit?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[ The subject line of this post has been edited to include the product name by @handjonathan ]

Moderator: Edited title.

Re: ALTERNATE UNITS PROBLEM - CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?

Ed__Jobe — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:59:37 GMT

I think it has to do with the font you've chosen. I use simplex and the alternate dim is displayed surrounded with square brackets, like "[1.83m]". The font you chose has fractions instead of the square brackets. Choose another font.

Re: AutoCAD - Alternate units problem

pendean — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:25:56 GMT

@Anonymous Are those old-school 1988-1990-1991 ARCH* SHX fonts you got there? They were hard-coded to display fractions back in the day when that was not a font option, it used those shapes on your keyboard.

You'll have to use more modern fonts that don't have that hardcoded. Sorry.

Re: AutoCAD - Alternate units problem

Ed__Jobe — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:57:48 GMT

@carlos.h.silva I restored the original topic title so that others can find similar information. Instead of editing the title, please use the 'Accept Solution' button in the reply that solved your problem.