Units (length) don t work

[ciprianned]

Hello,

The length doesn't work at the option ,,Units'' . 

Appear 3E+1 or 4E1+1 when is longer. 

I change to decimal, but is not working.

What can i do?

Thank you! 

[j.palmeL29YX]

Obviously you use the units Type "Scientific" with a Precision of 0E+01 (? I guess). 

"I chance to decimal, but is not working."

What means "is not working"?  What do you expect and what do you get instead?

Start the units command and show us an image of the Drawing Units window please. 

[maxburns090]

Hello, If you're experiencing issues with the units (length) display in AutoCAD, where values appear as "3E+1" or "4E1+1" instead of the expected decimal format, here are a few possible solutions:

1. Adjust the precision: Go to the "UNITS" command in AutoCAD (type UNITS in the command line), and check the precision settings for length. Ensure that the number of decimal places is set to the desired level of precision. You can increase the number of decimal places to get more accurate and readable values.

2. Change the display format: In the "UNITS" command, you can also modify the display format for the length. Look for the "Type" option and select "Decimal" to display values in decimal format. Make sure to apply the changes and see if it resolves the issue.

3. Update the dimension style: If the issue persists, check the dimension style settings. Type DIMSTYLE in the command line to access the dimension style manager. Select the appropriate dimension style and review its settings, specifically the "Units" tab. Verify that the primary units and alternate units are set correctly with the desired format and precision.

4. Reset AutoCAD settings: If the above steps don't solve the problem, you can try resetting AutoCAD settings to their default values. Type OPTIONS in the command line, go to the "Profiles" tab, and click on "Reset" to restore the default settings. Note that this will reset all customization, so it's recommended to backup your custom settings beforehand.

[pendean]

@ciprianned is this a problem in on single DWG file by chance?
How far away are you from the 0,0,0 point?

OR... if you copy/paste your content into a new blank file already set up they wan you like it, does your issue go away by chance?

[paullimapa]

perhaps the object you've drawn or is listing the length is drawn way too large.

drawn another object like a line with the specify length you want and check to see if now that length unit shows up correctly.

[ciprianned · Accepted solution]

Now, after restart pc totally it is ok. I don t know why... 

Thank you all! 

[ciprianned]

When i have simple questions about Autocad, it is a topic where i can post this questions? A general topic.

Example : Axis don t apeear in  normal screen. Only when i zoom in 100000 % or something like that, i see the axis. 

  

EDIT : I found. The command is ,,lts'', but what value is correct to be not high and not low? I change it to 20. 

https://ibb.co/6JJ7cB7 

[pendean]

UCSICON command has options on where your X/Y icon show up, explore there (and in HELP if needed), it appears you have it set to "origin".

[ciprianned]

UCS are good, but when i know that the increase/decrease of line spacing is good or no? 

[Valentin-WSP]

@ciprianned ,

Consider these links:

• How to manage linetype scale system variables (MSLTSCALE and PSLTSCALE) in AutoCAD
• Linetypes do not work or display as expected in AutoCAD

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@ciprianned wrote:

When i have simple questions about Autocad, it is a topic where i can post this questions? .... 

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This is a different topic entirely, so start a new one.  In a Forum's home page, pick on POST TO FORUMS near the upper left.

[ciprianned]

No help ...

https://i.postimg.cc/HLkBLBBY/F-r-titlu.png

Why the column 35x35 cm doesn t appear in normal scale?  It is that poin with blue..... I can t draw because of this.

[j.palmeL29YX]

post your file please. 

[ciprianned]

I posted. 

[pendean]

@ciprianned What is your DWG file meant to show?

Or are you trying to insert it as a block but you missed the fact that your column is this many centimeters away from the insertion point in your posted file, and why it shows up so far away

here is a tutorial on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskUkHV6OpI  

HTH

[ciprianned]

My dwg file is a column see from above.

No i don t want to insert it as a block. 

For me the problem is about cm. I made 35x35 cm (same in plan) and he looks very small.  I need to zoom in many times, but i will work in this conditions. 

[pendean]

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@ciprianned wrote:

For me the problem is about cm. I made 35x35 cm (same in plan) and he looks very small.  I need to zoom in many times, but i will work in this conditions. 

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your column is 30 x 30, not 35 x 35

And zooming in and out is just a display wish: has nothing to do with the size of the objects you create. You decide if you are looking t your column from the 10th floor height or eye-level height.

Perhaps your are inserting your centimeter-units block into a METER-units or millimeter-units drawing, or an INCHES-units or FEET-UNITs? Then the scale might be off, it will looks too small in some and too large in others.