Reference Guide
Reference Guide
Reference Guide

Unit Format

Consists of controls for settings that affect the unit display format in dimension text.

Unit Format category controls

  

(Angle) Units

Sets the type of measurement for angular dimensions

Units

This is dimensioned for arcs

Length

The length, in working units.

Degrees

The angle, in degrees, encompassed by the arc.

Key-in: DIMENSION UNITS [DEGREES | LENGTH]

Accuracy

Sets the accuracy, from zero to six decimal places, of angular dimension text. This control is disabled (dimmed) if (Angle) Units is set to Length.

Display

Sets the display format for angular dimension text:

Display

Example

D.DDDD

45.00°

DD°MM'SS"
see footnote 173

45°0'00"

C.CCCC

45.00°

Radians

0.79r

The centesimal system measures a right angle by dividing it into 100 equal parts. Units are referred to as “grades,” “grads” or “centesimal degrees.”

The centesimal degree option (C.CCCC) only displays correctly in MicroStation SE or later. The values of centesimal degree dimensions displayed in older versions of MicroStation (or plotted by software based on older versions of MicroStation) revert back to decimal (sexagesimal) degree units.

This control is disabled (dimmed) if (Angle) Units is set to Length.

(Angle Format) Leading Zero

If Leading Zero is on, dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Angle Format) Trailing Zeros

If Trailing Zeros is on, dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

Use Comma for Decimal

If on, decimal points in dimension text displayed in the metric format are replaced with commas to conform to European standards.

Unit Separator

Sets the separator format after the thousandths and millionths.

(Primary) Leading Zero

If on, primary dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Primary) Trailing Zeros

If on, primary dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

(Secondary) Leading Zero

If on, secondary dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Secondary) Trailing Zeros

If on, secondary dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

Use Stacked Fractions

If toggled on, stacked fractions are used.

On/Off

If set to On, uses the Stacked Fractions settings. If set to Off, the fractions format is determined by the active text style.

Settings...

Opens the Stack Fractions dialog box, which lets you set parameters for stacked fractions.