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For more information, see Control Codes and Special Characters on page 1928.
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 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 1928.
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
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