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Suffix
Includes a suffix in the dimension text. You can enter text or use control codes
to display special symbols. For example, entering the text mm results in
dimension text similar to that shown in the illustration. When you enter a
suffix, it overrides any default suffixes. (DIMPOST (page 1276) system variable)
If you specify tolerances, the suffix is added to the tolerances as well as to the
main dimension.
For more information, see Control Codes and Special Characters (page 1083).
Scale Factor Sets a scale factor for linear dimension measurements. It is
recommended that you do not change this value from the default value of
1.00. For example, if you enter 2, the dimension for a 1-inch line is displayed
as two inches. The value does not apply to angular dimensions and is not
applied to rounding values or to plus or minus tolerance values. (
DIMLFAC
(page 1273) system variable)
Apply to Layout Dimension Only Applies the measurement scale factor only
to dimensions created in layout viewports. Except when using nonassociative
dimensions, this setting should remain unchecked. (
DIMLFAC (page 1273) system
variable)
Zero Suppression
Controls the suppression of leading and trailing zeros and of feet and inches
that have a value of zero. (
DIMZIN (page 1291) system variable)
Zero suppression settings also affect real-to-string conversions performed by
the AutoLISP
®
rtos and angtos functions.
Leading
Suppresses leading zeros in all decimal dimensions. For example, 0.5000
becomes .5000. Select leading to enable display of dimension distances less
than one unit in sub units.
Sub-units factor
Sets the number of sub units to a unit. It is used to calculate the dimension
distance in a sub unit when the distance is less than one unit. For example,
enter 100 if the suffix is m and the sub-unit suffix is to display in cm.
Sub-unit suffix
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