Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
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I have been given the task to modify existing drawings. In many cases there are a lot of dimensions that are meant to show no decimal places. I need to change just a few dimensions to display out to 1 or 2 decimal places. I can't find a way to change just a couple of dimensions. If I change my setting to show trailing zeros then all the dimension change to whatever the default precision was set to when the drawing was first made. So the I have to go back and edit all the dimension that I don't want to have decimal places shown.
Hope I am making myself clear,
Thanks Dave
Hope I am making myself clear,
Thanks Dave






RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
Trailing Zeros
"Smart" Trailing zeros are trimmed for whole metric values, conforming to ANSI and ISO standards.
"Show" Trailing zeros are displayed according to the decimal places you specify for Units.
"Remove" Trailing zeros do not appear.
"Standard" Leading zeros appear according to the overall drafting standard.
When the document properties are set to "Smart" the Dimension Manager will not alter the decimal places. And if I switch to "Show" all the dimensions will change. Dave
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
Which Standard are you using?
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
What Trailing Zero option are you using.
If my Trailing Zero option is set to "Smart" the decimals will not change while using the dimension manager.
If the setting is sety to "Show" then the decimals will change.
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
I'm running SW2011-SP2EV, but I have been able to do this on previous versions.
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing
attached is an image showing my 2 example/settings
Thanks for taking the time, Dave
RE: Solidworks Drawings - Dimension Specific Precision Editing