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Some designers or firms use a different approach to sizing text (and tick marks or arrowheads) in dimensions. They create a separate dimension style for each scale of drawing or view that might be used. However, it’s not the only one worth considering. The property item is called “Dim scale overall.” You can see its DIMSCALE, and change it, by selecting the object and looking in the Properties box under the “Fit” category. This allows the text in multiple views having different scales to match perfectly in the final printed sheet.īy the way, a dimension object, once created, retains the DIMSCALE that was current at the time it was created. When I start work on a detail or view at a different scale, I change the DIMSCALE again.

I set the current DIMSCALE by simply typing that command in the command line and then typing in the number I want for the current drawing task. For example, you would use a DIMSCALE of 96 for a 1/8″=1′-0″ scale drawing. This means that the text will automatically adjust itself to print on paper at exactly 3/32″ high when the current DIMSCALE is set to match the scale factor of the current drawing. In the image above, you’ll notice that the Text height is set in the Dimension Style Editor at 3/32″. This would not allow dimensions to automatically self-adjust for different drawing scales. If the text style height was set to a non-zero number, say 9 inches, the dimension text would maintain that exact height in model space regardless of the DIMSCALE setting. That’s a text style I created for dimensions, using the Simplex font set to have a height of zero in the Text Style Editor. That’s why the text style in the above image is called “SIMPLEXZERO”. This will make the dimension text change its height to match the current DIMSCALE setting when a new dimension object is created. It’s a good idea to use a text style having an assigned height of zero (0) for the dimension text. Your dimensions should now appear in accurate Decimal Feet.The Text tab in the Dimension Style editor AutoCAD will calculate the decimal conversion factor.

Scale factor: Type 1/12 and press Enter.

Suffix: Optional setting, but we recommend typing an apostrophe ( ') here to indicate feet.

Round off: Optional setting, but we recommend 0".

Decimal separator: Select "." (Period).

Precision: Optional setting, but we recommend selecting 0.00.

Unit format: select Decimal from the menu.

Place a few Land F/X dimensions in an Architectural Inches drawing. Your dimensions should now appear in accurate feet and inches.Ĭhange Dimension Units to Decimal Feet When Working in an Architectural Inches Drawing

Scale Factor: Enter 12 (or 12.0, 12.00, 12.0000, etc., depending on the precision you have set.).

Suffix: Delete any text from this field.

Unit format: select Architectural from the menu.

In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, make the following changes: In the Dimension Style Manager, select the style FX-SDIM(#). Type DIMSTYLE in the Command line, and press Enter. Place a few Land F/X dimensions in a Decimal Feet drawing.

Change Dimension Units to Decimal Feet When Working in an Architectural Inches DrawingĬhange Dimension Units to Architectural Inches When Working in a Decimal Feet Drawing.

Change Dimension Units to Architectural Inches When Working in a Decimal Feet Drawing.

For more information on customizing your dimensions, see our on Dimension Styles (DimStyles) and DimStyle Settings documentation.Īre your dimensions coming in as incorrect measurements but listed correctly in the Properties panel? Here's what to do. The steps outlined below involve making changes to the default Land F/X Dimension Style (DimStyle). You're working in Architectural Inches, but you need to place a dimension showing Decimal Feet. You're working in Decimal Feet, but you need to place a dimension showing Architectural Inches, or You need to change the units shown in site dimensions placed in your drawing.