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    Unable to maintain foot tick mark on dimension in DWG file.

      Product: MicroStation
      Version: V8i, CONNECT
      Environment: N\A
      Area: DWG
      Subarea: Dimensions

    Problem Description

    Unable to save foot tick mark in dimension unit settings. Problem occurs when creating dimension style in DWG file that have the units set to "Decimal" and the "Main Suffix" set to the foot tick mark (') under the Primary Units settings.

    1. Go to Element>Dimension Style

    2. Click on the Units tab

    3. Set Unit to "Decimal"

    4. Under Primary Unit set the Main Suffix to a tick mark (')

    5. Save the dimension style

    6. Place dimension using newly saved style

    7. Save DWG file.

    Steps to Resolve

    1. Go to the Dimension Style>Advance tab

    2. Go to Symbol>Suffix

    3. Set the Font setting to desired font

    4. Set the Character by typing ' in value field

    5. Save dimension style.

    You can update the existing style to apply dimension already place or create new dimensions.

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      Original Author: Regie Wallace
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    • Reginald Wallace Created by Bentley Colleague Reginald Wallace
    • When: Fri, Jul 12 2013 5:37 PM
    • Andrew Bell Last revision by Bentley Colleague Andrew Bell
    • When: Thu, Jun 13 2019 12:59 AM
    • Revisions: 12
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