I set units to "US customary" in preferences. In Sketcher, the constraints seem to be displayed in fractions of 25.4 inches. For example, a constraint entered (and displayed in the dialog box) as six inches shows on the display as: 023622 ".
Do I have to set some other switch to get the constraint displayed properly? They show correctly when I'm working in metric.
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Re: units displayed in sketcher
There is nothing "customary" about "US customary." It is an obsolete system that has not been seriously used for a long time.
If you want to work in inch-based units switch to Imperial decimal. Sometimes Building units are more convenient for those working with architecture.
Gene
If you want to work in inch-based units switch to Imperial decimal. Sometimes Building units are more convenient for those working with architecture.
Gene
Re: units displayed in sketcher
The problem manifests when using a spreadsheet value in the constraint. Entering ' 6" ' directly in the constraint dialog gives correct display.
With a spreadsheet value of 6 aliased to "hgt", for example, a constraint specified as "<<Spreadsheet>>.hgt" is displayed as "0.23622" (or as noted previously), 6/25.4), even though the displayed value after "OK" shows ' 6.00000 " '.
[img]C:\Users\wis1\Desktop\sketcher_constraint_issue.png[/img]
With a spreadsheet value of 6 aliased to "hgt", for example, a constraint specified as "<<Spreadsheet>>.hgt" is displayed as "0.23622" (or as noted previously), 6/25.4), even though the displayed value after "OK" shows ' 6.00000 " '.
[img]C:\Users\wis1\Desktop\sketcher_constraint_issue.png[/img]