Dimension Format Form

Use the Dimension Format form to specify how dimensions will display on the detailing drawings when US Customary or SI units are selected.

US Customary Units
- Use Decimal Format - Use this options to use units in decimal form with the specified number of digits after the decimal for feet and inch values.
- Use Ft-In Fraction Format - Use this option to display the specified denominator for inch fractions (Inches by Fraction of edit box) to the Maximum Inch Value of inches before converting them to feet. The separator used between the feet and the inch part of a dimension also can be specified.

- Add Unit Symbol - Specify the annotation to be used to denote feet and inch values.
- Number Rounding Options - Select a value from the Bar Spacing down to drop-down list to use rounded practical values for rebar spacing. The spacing calculated by the program will be rounded down to the nearest number that is evenly divisible by the selected value (e.g., if the calculated spacing is 6¾” and the selected value is ½, the spacing will be displayed as 6½”, whereas if the selected value is 2, the spacing will be displayed as 6” – 6 is evenly divisible by 2). Because the spacing is always rounded down, using a large value here may result in excessive reinforcement at some locations.
SI Units
- Digits After Decimal (m) (cm) (mm) - Choose the number of decimal places to use for meter, centimeter, and millimeter dimensions.
- Add Unit Symbol check box. Check this check box and then choose the format for the symbol.
- Group by Thousands check box. When this check box is checked, separators will be added between thousands.
Number Rounding Options - Select a value from the Bar Spacing down to drop-down list to use rounded practical value for rebar spacing. The spacing calculated by the program will be rounded down to the nearest number that is evenly divisible by the selected value (e.g., if the calculated spacing is 328 mm and the selected value is 25, the spacing will be displayed as 325 mm, whereas if the selected value is 75, the spacing will be displayed as 300 mm – 300 is evenly divisible by 75). Because the spacing is always rounded down, using a large value here may result in excessive reinforcement at some locations.