Area iproperty on drawings showing units as m^s instead of m²

Area iproperty on drawings showing units as m^s instead of m²

johnster100
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Area iproperty on drawings showing units as m^s instead of m²

johnster100
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Hi,

when I use the area iproperty in my drawing the units get displayed as m^2.

 

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How do I get them to display as m²?

 

thanks,

John

 

thanks,

John

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CCarreiras
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HI!

There's no way to do that... it's a system configuration.

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johnster100
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Hi,

thanks for the reply. 

 

I'm guessing there is no way to show it without units? 

(that way I could add the units myself).

 

thanks again,

John

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CCarreiras
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Hi,

 guessing wrong😁...

...you can format some things in the parameter output...one of them is the unit's visibility:

 

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johnster100
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yes but unfortunately this is not a parameter. It's from the physical properties section in the iproperties dropdown area 😞

 

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A.Acheson
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You could do this with ilogic by reading the property, stripping the units and adding in the correct units but not an easy way to display what should be the standard unit string. It will also be open to human error if units change etc. Here is hoping to some of these niceties being implemented and backdated to earlier releases.

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CCarreiras
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Well.... is possible to create a parameter based on the "Area value"

 

Run an iLogic Rule:

 

Area = iProperties.Area

Then you format it and use it as you wish.

 

But.... at the end.... i wouldn't touch on this.... m^2 is a standard unit, as you can see also in other programs like excel, etc.... just keep it like that and save time...

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