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hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:01 am
by philem
Quick question guys.
I am having a few troubles with holes,
one of them is: I have the units set to Metric, when I put hole in the part and want to edit the hole the options box shows the dimensions in Inches,
1/ Why is that ? and
2/ How would I change it to show metric ?
Thanks in advance
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:00 pm
by KennyG
The File Units controls all dialog units. If you have Dimensions placed, they are controlled via the Dimension Format specified and can be set different.
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:09 pm
by AlexLachance
Forgive my lack of attention, I was mistaken.
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:07 pm
by KennyG
AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:09 pm
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I believe this is what you're looking for.
Trying to be funny or did you forget what group you were in?
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:39 pm
by AlexLachance
KennyG wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:07 pm
Trying to be funny or did you forget what group you were in?
Lol thanks for slapping me across the head, silly me I saw Solid and jumped to conclusions.
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:16 pm
by philem
KennyG wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:00 pm
The File Units controls all dialog units. If you have Dimensions placed, they are controlled via the Dimension Format specified and can be set different.
Hi KennyG, sorry for being thick, I checked the options, all is st to metric, I don't know how to get the hole dialogue box to show metric dimensions.
What did I miss ?
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:37 am
by KennyG
Sorry, I was being thick... In the hole dialog, the units change based on the Hole Standard specified. If you specify ANSI Inch, the dialog is in inches, specify ANSI Metric the dialog is in mm. Has nothing to do with Units or Dimension Format. The Units are set in the Hole DB (Excel) for each Standard on the "Units" tab. This is what drives the Holes dialog field units.
FYI, you can enter other units (i.e. "mm" in an "inch" dialog) by entering the unit label after the value (ex. "10 mm" or ".25 in").
Re: hole displays inches not mm
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:56 pm
by philem
KennyG wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:37 am
Sorry, I was being thick... In the hole dialog, the units change based on the Hole Standard specified. If you specify ANSI Inch, the dialog is in inches, specify ANSI Metric the dialog is in mm. Has nothing to do with Units or Dimension Format. The Units are set in the Hole DB (Excel) for each Standard on the "Units" tab. This is what drives the Holes dialog field units.
FYI, you can enter other units (i.e. "mm" in an "inch" dialog) by entering the unit label after the value (ex. "10 mm" or ".25 in").
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Thank you,
all set, happy chappy
