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Stop calculating decimal feet when wanting to enter inches
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Stop calculating decimal feet when wanting to enter inches
Original Tip Date:
Jul. 11, 2005
Stop calculating decimal feet when wanting to enter inches
Sheldon Lutterman
stumbled upon this and thought he's share it here.
If your drawing is set up to display
decimal feet
but you want to enter your values in inches, just preceed the value by
..
(dot dot). Not only does this save you time by eliminating the need for calculating the decimal equivalent, it's also way cool!
For example:
For 2" simply keyin
..2
instead of 0.1666. This will display as
:2
in AccuDraw's keyin window.
For 3.5" simply keyin
..3.5
instead of 0.2916666. This will display as
:3.5
in AccuDraw's keyin window.
Related Tips:
Hate Keying In A Degree Symbol Well Good Riddance With This Tip
Hate keyin in angle quadrants? Well good riddance with this tip!
Hate keying in a colon? Well, good riddance with this tip!
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Created by
JStierly
When:
Thu, Jun 19 2008 8:49 AM
Last revision by
Jordan Stierly
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Wed, Jun 9 2010 8:26 AM
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