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[Archived] AskInga Wiki Stop calculating decimal feet when wanting to enter inches
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    Stop calculating decimal feet when wanting to enter inches

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    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!




     

    AskInga Tip #548

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    • JStierly Created by JStierly
    • When: Thu, Jun 19 2008 8:49 AM
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    • When: Wed, Jun 9 2010 8:26 AM
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