Trailing zero in drawing

mfeathers
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Trailing zero in drawing

mfeathers
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Doesn't seem to make a difference what I change, I cannot get a trailing zero in my drawing when dimensioning. I've changed the precision everywhere I can find a place to change precision. and I've gone in to preferences under Unit and Value display and unchecked the hide trailing zero box.

 

.2 is always ,2 even though I would like it to read ,200

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scott.price
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Thanks for your note.

 

In the current product you cannot turn trailing zeros on - we've prioritized adding this option to drawings and are targeting the November release.

 

All the best,

Scott

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JBerns
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Will a leading zero control be added?

 

Will the control extend to alternate units?

 

Separate controls for linear versus angular dimensions?

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scott.price
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The initial roll-out will be an overall sheet setting that will apply to Linear Dimensions, Angular Dimensions, and Dimensions with Alternate Units.

 

Precision control at a sheet level can be set seperately for Angular and Linear Dimensions - and can be individually overriden on a per dimension basis for Angular, Linear and Alternate Units.

 

Leading Zero's haven't been planned for as of yet - could you tell me a little more about how you're using them?

 

Thanks much,

Scott

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Anonymous
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Where are you guys at with this issue?

I would like to use this for the following purpose. 

 

In my Title I specify general tolerances by the decimal place. (X+- .05"), (X.x +-.02"), (X.xx +-.01"), (X.xxx +-.005") This way I can quickly add dimensions and select the number of decimal places to communicate the tolerance. By adding trailing zeros to my dim I also cover my butt if I forget to add tolerance to that dim. It also looks nicer on the print. Less clutter. This works best if I have any easy way to change the trailing zeros. Like when I add a dim a dialog box opens up that asks me all the normal stuff you guys have but with a check box for the number of zeros to trail out to. 

 

Thanks for all the good work you guys do. Best Matt.

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TimeraAutodesk
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Hi @Anonymous , this feature was released back in November of 2015. From the Annotation settings, simply click on the trailing zero checkbox to toggle it on/off for the whole drawing.

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If you have trailing zeros on, then you can then specify the precision setting on a per-dimension basis by double-clicking a dimension to edit it's properties.

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Anonymous
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LOL, OMG I feel like an idiot. It was there the whole time. The past 4 years of my life I have been doing it the hard way.

 

Any how, Thank you. I appreciate it. 

 

Best matt

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TimeraAutodesk
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No problem, I'm happy we could help! 🙂 

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Anonymous
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Does anyone know where they put the options for trailing and leading zeros? seems that they were suppressed on the newest update (Jun/04/2020)

 

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kpsteak1
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@AnonymousTook me a while but I found it on the browser under Document Settings. 

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If you click on the little icon to the right of the words, a separate "Document Settings" panel pops up on the right.

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Not sure why most of the prompts are cut off but at least it is possible to add trailing and leading zeros 🙂 

 

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Anonymous
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Yeah! so there is the feature... Thanks a lot for your advice.

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