CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Suffix and Prefix https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:48:12 +0000 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:23:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12557 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Kent Cooper wrote:.... some...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35464&title=suffix-and-prefix#35464 Author: Kent Cooper
Subject: 12557
Posted: 28.Dec.2017 at 18:23

Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

.... some time soon I may try some of the .SHX fonts that are at least closer to that than TXT is, such as ROMANS, SIMPLEX, and/or ROMAND.
 
I have now done that with all of those fonts:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/make-a-dimension-style-with-no-foot-or-inch-marks/m-p/7652743#M913344
]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:23:32 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35464&title=suffix-and-prefix#35464 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : I&#039;m glad it works for you....]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35444&title=suffix-and-prefix#35444 Author: Kent Cooper
Subject: 12557
Posted: 27.Dec.2017 at 15:41

I'm glad it works for you.  I can't do Arial itself, because it's a .TTF font, but some time soon I may try some of the .SHX fonts that are at least closer to that than TXT is, such as ROMANS, SIMPLEX, and/or ROMAND.]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:41:40 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35444&title=suffix-and-prefix#35444 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Done! Thank&#039;s Mr Kent Cooper...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35435&title=suffix-and-prefix#35435 Author: beardencad
Subject: 12557
Posted: 24.Dec.2017 at 01:56

Done! Thank's Mr Kent Cooper for your "TxNoQuotes" creation, it is working very well! If one day, you would like to create another text style, much like "arial" style,  It will be an honor  for me to use it in my drawings.

T'ill then, thank's for all of you to answered me for my needs!

I will wish you all the best for 2018 and keep on drawing!
]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2017 01:56:26 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35435&title=suffix-and-prefix#35435 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : At the request of someone on...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35391&title=suffix-and-prefix#35391 Author: Kent Cooper
Subject: 12557
Posted: 15.Dec.2017 at 16:14

At the request of someone on the AutoCAD Forums for just this kind of thing, I made a version of the TXT font that just replaces the single- and double-quote characters with nothingness.  It's called TxtNoQuotes, available at:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/make-a-dimension-style-with-no-foot-or-inch-marks/m-p/7336251#M895501
The same could be done easily enough for other .SHX fonts if you have the .SHP source file.  I don't know of a way to do it with TrueType fonts.

Edited by Kent Cooper - 15.Dec.2017 at 16:20]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:14:33 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35391&title=suffix-and-prefix#35391 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Drawings should be unambiguous....]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35388&title=suffix-and-prefix#35388 Author: John Connor
Subject: 12557
Posted: 14.Dec.2017 at 11:05

Drawings should be unambiguous.  Clear.  Concise.  Any departure from that can lead to unintended consequences.  But I guess that's why engineers and architects carry error and omissions insurance.
]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:05:42 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35388&title=suffix-and-prefix#35388 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Yes John, but on the other hand...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35387&title=suffix-and-prefix#35387 Author: philippe JOSEPH
Subject: 12557
Posted: 14.Dec.2017 at 07:41

Yes John, but on the other hand I have to admit that ( on this side of the ocean at least ) we don't write mm , cm or m after each dimensions and we don't add systematically a note explaining this.
I work with steel and we work with millimetres, civil constructors are working in the legal unit meter.
We can even find on civil constructor drawings a mix of "inferior to the meter" dimensions in centimeter ( 250 = 250 cm = 0.25 m ) with ( in the same drawing ) "superior to the meter" dimensions in meter ( 1.50= one meter and a half ). 
 
On my drawings I use the millimetre and ( when displayed ) levels in meters and then only I add the note :
Dimensions in millimetres, levels in meters.
My files are set on millimetres and for levels I use the command DIMORDINATE with a special dimstyle with settings that display +1.5 m for a dimension of 1500 ( prefix : + , suffix : (space)m ).
I can do this because on my files the levels are "in real situation" and let the DIMORDINATE work fine witout having to change the UCS origin.


Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 14.Dec.2017 at 07:49]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:41:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35387&title=suffix-and-prefix#35387 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Dimensions in a drawing mean EVERYTHING!...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35386&title=suffix-and-prefix#35386 Author: John Connor
Subject: 12557
Posted: 13.Dec.2017 at 22:47

Dimensions in a drawing mean EVERYTHING!  Once any doubt or uncertainty is introduced the drawing becomes nothing more than a pretty picture.  You should NOT have to explain that 9-2 really means 9'-2".  Clarity is paramount.

Edited by John Connor - 13.Dec.2017 at 22:48]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:47:58 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35386&title=suffix-and-prefix#35386 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : thank&#039;s you both for your...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35385&title=suffix-and-prefix#35385 Author: beardencad
Subject: 12557
Posted: 13.Dec.2017 at 15:12

thank's you both for your hint. I appreciate your professionalism about making some mistakes in my drawings with a dimension that mean nothing but numbersbe under a line, but I have my own reasons to do so. I created a legend to make sure that the poeples who will use my drawing won't make any mistakes. Thank you very much again.

P.S. sorry for my misspellings!

Denis D. (Beardencad)
Quebec, Canada
]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:12:31 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35385&title=suffix-and-prefix#35385 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : Hello beardencad and John, an...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35383&title=suffix-and-prefix#35383 Author: philippe JOSEPH
Subject: 12557
Posted: 13.Dec.2017 at 07:46

Hello beardencad and John, an overridden dimension should be underlined for it to be considered not "reliable" but if you do this with all the dimension your entire work is going to be worth nothing.
Or you could add a note : dimensions in feet and inch.
The better is to stay with the units displayed.
]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:46:37 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35383&title=suffix-and-prefix#35383 <![CDATA[Suffix and Prefix : And you figure anyone who looks...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35381&title=suffix-and-prefix#35381 Author: John Connor
Subject: 12557
Posted: 13.Dec.2017 at 00:07

And you figure anyone who looks at your drawing would instinctively know 9-2 really means nine feet two inches?

What you are trying to accomplish would most likely be governed by the unit format you select and whether or not there is an option to eliminate both the feet and inches symbols via the decimal separator feature found in DimStyle under the Primary Units tab.  I doubt you find what you are looking for.  Workaround: override the dimension text. 


Edited by John Connor - 13.Dec.2017 at 00:22]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:07:06 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12557&PID=35381&title=suffix-and-prefix#35381