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I need to enter a distance (size) in the feet/inches units format - e.g. 4 feet 5 inches and 1/4.

In an imperial drawing (non-metric, non-ISO, ANSI, MEASUREMENT=1, see DWT template, use UNITS to switch) you can directly type the distance in feet and inches (decimal or fractional). Use the format 4'5.25 or 4'5-1/4 or 4'-5-1/4" (AutoCAD is quite flexible in understanding the feet-inches format).

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21.12.2008    28015×  
applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT ·

See also:
Tip 14606:How to display imperial dimensions including zero inches?
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Tip 13692:What is the precision in Revit?
Tip 13228:DWG or DXF file exported to/from Fusion 360 has incorrect size (scale, 10x larger/smaller).
Tip 12421:Wrong units in an imported DXF file.


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