settings for dimensions
settings for dimensions
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I want to change settings like millimeters to inches and decimal to fractions before I dimension the drawing. Can this be done? TIA
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RE: settings for dimensions
Search this and the other forums (http://www.coe.org/forums/ and http://www.catiav5forum.com/ ) for information on Admin Mode and Customizing Drafting Standards.
RE: settings for dimensions
RE: settings for dimensions
How do I go about creating a new standard for dimensions and how do i go about getting to this FEET-INC... to change
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RE: settings for dimensions
RE: settings for dimensions
RE: settings for dimensions
To change an existing dimension style, select it first. Then look at the top of screen for something that looks like NUM.DINCH or NUM.DMM. These are the dimension syles (graphisms) and you can change them by using the down triangle to choose a different style.
On the right of the style is the precision. It's probably set to something like 0.01 Again you can choose a different precision setting from the list, or you can click the panel and type in your own value. '8' will round off your inch dimensions to the nearest 1/8" and '16 will round them off to the nearest 1/16"
You can probably find the same options if you go to the properties of the dimensions.
Follow Bob and Jim's advise to set up your own standard, so your dimensions will be added with the correct graphism.
RE: settings for dimensions
I have had success by using Peter's XML editor (freeware) and editing the standards outside of the program. It takes finding the value in the viewer inside Catia and then using a little logic to find it in the XML file. It is not necessary to restart Catia after you change a standard file outside of the program. All that is required is to save the changes then go and update the standard.
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