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  1. 14th Aug 2011 02:16 am #1
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    Idea Dimensions next to line while drawing

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    Hello, new to the forum.

    I have recently gotten Autocad 2012 and played around. I am trying to figure out how to make the dimensions of a line that you are currently drawing show up in standard units (feet inches). Right now it shows up as numbers with decimals. I tried DIMSTYLE but couldn't figure out what to change.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kencaz View Post
    Command: UNITS

    More specifically, UNITS > Length type > Architectural
    ... and then when you get around to adding dimensions, then you'll go into DIMSTYLE and change "Primary Units" to Architectural as well.
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    Don't forget to set your Precision while you are in the UNITS dialog box.
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  5. 14th Aug 2011 10:50 pm #5
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    thanks guys, works perfectly
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