Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
(OP)
How is it determined as to the number of decimal places when using basic angles and decimal parts of degree?
(Are trailing zeroes necessary?)
(Are trailing zeroes necessary?)





RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Use as many places as necessary. (Rarely more than 2)
Do not use trailing zeros.
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Paul
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
I would rather the trailing zeros were not displayed, but SolidWorks does not have a setting for that. Usually, I set it to one decimal place, just in case the decimal is something other than zero.
JHG
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare. - Robert Hunter
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Since basic dimesnsions have no tolerance, one only needs as many decimal places as necessary to get the precision one needs. Trailing zeroes have no effect on tolerances in feature control frames.
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
Chris
"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics." Homer Simpson
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
RE: Decimal Places required with Basic Angles
On SW2007, I can remove trailing zeros from metric dimensions, which allows me to conform to ASME Y14.5M-1994. It does not seem to allow the removal of trailing zeros from angles.
JHG