Graphics Programs Reference
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Setting up the Primary units tab (Metric)
If your drawing is set up to use architectural units, and you've completed the previ-
ous section, skip this section and continue with the next, “Completing the Dimension
Style Setup.”
In the preview window, you might have noticed that the numbers in the dimen-
sion text maintain a decimal format with four decimal places rather than the feet
and inches format of the current architectural units. Dimensions have their own
units setting, independent of the basic units for the drawing as a whole. On the
Primary Units tab, you'll set the dimension units:
1. Click the Primary Units tab, and take a peek ahead at Figure 12.10
to see how it's organized. It has two areas: Linear Dimensions and
Angular Dimensions, each of which has several types of settings.
2. In the Linear Dimensions area, starting at the top, make the following
changes:
a. Make sure Unit Format is set to Decimal.
b. Change the Precision setting to 0.
c. In the Suffix box, enter mm , making sure you add a space
before the first m.
d. In the Zero Suppression area, make sure Trailing is checked and
Leading is not.
NOTE Zero Suppression controls whether the zero is shown for mea-
surements when the dimensioned distance is less than one millimeter and
whether the zero is shown when the final digits, to the right of the decimal
point in the dimension, are zeros. For the cabin drawing, you'll suppress the
trailing zeros but not the leading zeros. as a result, .9500 will appear as
0.95 with precision set to 0. this won't be a factor during these exercises.
3. In the Angular Dimensions area, leave Decimal Degrees as the Units
Format setting and change Precision to two decimal places, as you
did for the basic drawing units in Chapter 3. For now, leave the Zero
Suppression area as it is.
After these changes, the Primary Units tab looks like Figure 12.10.
 
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