I want it to appear as "15.6154 mm

Hi

I have set my units in millimeters. When I use linear dimension command to show the length above the drawn line. But the problem is I only get the number without being followed by "mm". I want it to appear as "15.6154 mm. "Please have a look on the video:

Could you please help me with it? It would be very nice of you.

In the dimension style manager, under the primary units tab, enter "mm" in the Suffix area.

And when you say you set your "units" to mm, what do you mean? There is no setting for this.

I want it to appear as "15.6154 mm. "

What manufacturing process can hold any tolerance out to .0004 mm? (.000016" rounded)

What manufacturing process can hold any tolerance out to .0004 mm? (.000016" rounded)

And even if it did, this thing would have to be held at constant temperature. Maybe this part is the missing element for the cold-fusion reactor!

In the future we machine to tolerances even closer than that. You people are such Neanderthals. Our technology would be wasted on you.

What is the motto of you human beings anyway? "It's just not good, it's good enough?":lol:

In the dimension style manager, under the primary units tab, enter "mm" in the Suffix area.

 

And when you say you set your "units" to mm, what do you mean? There is no setting for this.

He may be referring to Insertion Scale: INSUNITS system variable.

Thanks a lot, everyone.

Here it is how I set it to millimeters:

Perhaps, this is something else but I took it as units.

Machining tolerances for connecting rods.

http://www.lunatipower.com/Tech/Rods/MachiningTolerances.aspx

Can't CNC machines approach tolerances of 0.00004"?

He obviously means the primary units for the dimstyle, and from my experience, he's merely offering a random example, not a literal one that you guys need to over-analyze. Furthermore, adding a global suffix to a dimstyle is probably not going to be a great solution because it will also be added to angular dimensions. I suggest creating a child style(s) for the dimstyle and adding the suffix selectively based on the type of dimension.

We over-analyze everything here. It's what we do. It's not an excuse...it's a passion.

He obviously means the primary units for the dimstyle, and from my experience, he's merely offering a random example, not a literal one that you guys need to over-analyze. Furthermore, adding a global suffix to a dimstyle is probably not going to be a great solution because it will also be added to angular dimensions. I suggest creating a child style(s) for the dimstyle and adding the suffix selectively based on the type of dimension.

 

 

Excellent tutorial.

To avoid the label of over analyzer, though, I’d like to explain my post a bit further. There really is no way to “set” the Primary units for a dimstyle. There is no need as a dim just reflect the same units as AutoCAD is using for that particular document.

The document units can be set via the INSUNITS. It is actually a good practice to make sure that variable is set properly. This allows Blocks created with alternate Insertion Scales to be imported with the correct scaling.

Thanks a lot, everyone.

 

Here it is how I set it to millimeters:

 

Perhaps, this is something else but I took it as units.

I looked at your video again and see that AutoCAD 2005 calls it "Drag and Drop Scale". Other versions call it "Insertion Scale". Regardless of the name they all modify the INSUNITS system variable.

Thank you, everyone. I wish you all happiness.

Can't CNC machines approach tolerances of 0.00004"?

No (says the machinist with 8 years shop floor experience - 3 of those in the ultra-precision grinding area).

(Unless you are in the gage-block manufacturing business. And temperature will have an effect as indicated earlier.)

He may be referring to Insertion Scale: INSUNITS system variable.

What is this Insertion Scale or what they call it in ACAD 2005 Drag & Drop Scale? Please let me know.

What is this Insertion Scale or what they call it in ACAD 2005 Drag & Drop Scale? Please let me know.

From the Help files "Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks or images dragged from DesignCenter and inserted into a drawing."

Again I would recommend looking at the help file. It is full of fascinating information.

Thanks, Eldon.

Why not keep that entry "unitless"? And when a block is inserted from the design center, you have to specify scale. I don't see any need for these units when one is already supposed to specify the scale. What do you say?

Thanks, Eldon.

 

Why not keep that entry "unitless"? And when a block is inserted from the design center, you have to specify scale. I don't see any need for these units when one is already supposed to specify the scale. What do you say?

You are thinking now.

Some folk want it all to be automatic, but I don't like that. I like to pretend that I still have some control.

See this is what happens when you learn from superior minds and not from help files. You start thinking in the right direction!

You guys are making me feel lazy. We Americans deserve some slack, though; we get to regularly work in two completely different measure systems. And our primary system is barely compatible with itself, depending on which units are in play.

No simple scale by .001 here.