autocad 2007 how can you take trailing zeros off of a single dimension without changing all dimensions?

Question

any help would be great its driving me crazy

Answer 1

You can use the properties bar to change any preset amount if it is just for one thing, and you can use match properties to make a few that way, but if you are going to have two kinds of Dimensions and you want them to stay real stable it is better to make a new dimension style.

It is very easy to just highlight a dimension style (in the GUI) and then hit new, Autocad will make an exact copy, then you just make the change you want and be in that style when you want that style dimensions.

Answer 2

Hi there ... Interesting question. You could try making a copy of your current dimension style, modify it to remove any trailing zeros, and in your dimension properties you want to customize/change, set it's dim style to your specialized one u just created. (in edit dim window, click new, use style you want to modify it off, enter new style name (eg. Dim-nolead), now edit the Precision under Primary units tab, to 0 from 0.0000 and click ok.) (to change that one dim, go into it's properties, go to Misc heading, and change dim style to your modified one)

Another way is to manually edit the dim data itself and remove the zeros. But that will make it no longer adaptable to a dimension change if u choose to change the object's dim.

Hope this works

Answer 3

type in properties to bring up the properties palette,
select your dim in question.
or double click your dim
look in primary unit segment of the properties palette
change "suppress trailing zeros" from no to yes.

thats it, bear in mind that if you do an update dimension on this it will revert back to the format of the dimstyle.