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dimension text similar to that shown in the illustration. When you enter a
suffix, it overrides any default suffixes. (DIMPOST 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 on page 1938.
Measurement Scale
Defines linear scale options. Applies primarily to legacy drawings.
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
system variable)
Apply to Layout Dimensions Only: Applies the measurement scale factor only to
dimensions created in layout viewports. Except when using nonassociative
dimensions, this setting should remain unchecked. (DIMLFAC system variable)
Zero Suppression
Controls the suppression of leading and trailing zeros and of feet and inches
that have a value of zero. (DIMZIN 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: Includes a suffix to the dimension value sub unit. You can enter
text or use control codes to display special symbols. For example, enter cm
for .96m to display as 96cm.
Trailing: Suppresses trailing zeros in all decimal dimensions. For example,
12.5000 becomes 12.5, and 30.0000 becomes 30.
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