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How to show inch marks ( double quote ) after a decimal dimension?


ILoveMadoka

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Solidworks 2023

How can I show inch marks after a decimal dimension?

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these are "hand-jammed"

 

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The closest I could figure out without having to manually change every dimension

 

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gave me this

 

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Is this possible?

Help please..

 

 

 

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In the help file

 

here

 

I came across this

 

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I cannot find this in my settings anywhere...

 

ps: I want the " after the DECIMAL dimension  (24.25") 

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A dimension style can have a prefix and or a suffix so create a style with suffix ".

 

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I've looked all through my settings but cannot figure out how to create a dimension style in Solidworks.
I can get fractions to display with the inch mark but not decimal dimensions.

 

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I appreciate your assistance Sir...

 

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I do not think it's possible IIRC.

 

Technically you don't put the " on decimal inches. If you look at the ASME and GD&T books, they don't use them on fractional either, more of an architectural and civil thing as far as I know.

 

AutoCAD and IIRC Inventor lets you add them.

 

Did you try the options when you click on a dimension?

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I wanted to avoid having to manually tweak every dimension...

People want Solidworks drawings to look like Autocad drawings...

 

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AutoCAD is pretty useful for custom solutions, particularly if you know basic toolbar buttons, menus, LISP et. al.

 

Most people like the look of manual drafting and AutoCAD easily adapts to what you are used to. Other software not so much.

 

I worked more on ProE drawings to make them look like what we had from manual drafting days and our AutoCAD drawings and per request from the client (that insisted on ProE) than I care to think about.

 

IIRC, it's been a long time since I used Soldworks, but select all dimensions and add " and save as favorites.

 

There may be some MACROs available on the DSS forums Login | 3DEXPERIENCE ID | Dassault Systèmes (3ds.com).

 

As long as I worked with Solidworks, it has been asked.

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