DIMENSIONS in tenths of a foot

[paul.wood]

I know that, in order to dimension drawings, I should go to dimsty.

How should I do the settings so that the feet show up in tenths and not inches?

For instance, I want 77.1, and not 77' 1-3/16".

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[paul.wood]

I know that, in order to dimension drawings, I should go to dimsty.

How should I do the settings so that the feet show up in tenths and not inches?

For instance, I want 77.1, and not 77' 1-3/16".

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @paul.wood,

I will assume your drawing units are currently set to  inches. If this is the case, open your dimstyle and verify that the Primary Units are set to Decimal. Then on the same tab enter 1/12 in the Measurement Scale Factor. If you want to see the foot indicator you can also add the ' in the Suffix field.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @paul.wood,

I will assume your drawing units are currently set to  inches. If this is the case, open your dimstyle and verify that the Primary Units are set to Decimal. Then on the same tab enter 1/12 in the Measurement Scale Factor. If you want to see the foot indicator you can also add the ' in the Suffix field.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[paul.wood · Accepted solution]

I am going to answer my own question here.

type in "dimsty" at the command line,

select "modify" on right

go to "Primary Units" tab,

Select "Unit Format" as "decimal"

Select "precision" as  however many decimal places you want, 

in my case to 1 decimal place.

[paul.wood · Accepted solution]

I am going to answer my own question here.

type in "dimsty" at the command line,

select "modify" on right

go to "Primary Units" tab,

Select "Unit Format" as "decimal"

Select "precision" as  however many decimal places you want, 

in my case to 1 decimal place.

[paul.wood]

Thanks, John

I see that I forgot to set the scale factor to 1/12,

which changed the inches to feet for me, which is what I wanted.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply.

...Paul Wood

[paul.wood]

Thanks, John

I see that I forgot to set the scale factor to 1/12,

which changed the inches to feet for me, which is what I wanted.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply.

...Paul Wood