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Howdoyoucontrolhowmanydecimalplacesareshowninsketchdimensions?I'vehadalookaroundthesketch
preferencesandcustomerdefaults,butdidnotfindit.
PriortoNX6.0,youcouldsetthenumberofdecimalplacesforSketchdimensionsusingthe...
Preferences>Sketch...
...dialog,howeverthiswasaglobalsettingwhichwouldsetthedecimalplacesforALLsketchdimensions,existingas
wellasfuture.
However,startinginNX6.0weaddedaseparate...
Preferences>Annotation...
...dialogwhichbehaveslikewhensettingDraftingparametersinthatmakingachangetothedecimalplacesettings
herewillonlyeffectfutureSketchdimensions.IfyouwishtochangethedecimalplacesofaspecificSketch
dimension,againit'sdonelikeinDraftingwhereyouselecttheSketchdimension,pressMB3,selectStyleandeditthe
DecimalplacesundertheDimensionstab.
RemembertokeepinmindthatthenumberofdecimalplacesusedbytheexpressionsassociatedwiththeSketch
dimensionswillnotbeeffectedinanywaybywhatyou'vesetthedisplayeddecimalplacestobewhenviewingthe
sketchintheSketchertask.
JohnR.Baker,P.E.
Product'Evangelist'
ProductDesignSolutions
SiemensPLMSoftwareInc.
IndustrySector
Cypress,CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
ToanEngineer,theglassistwiceasbigasitneedstobe.

IamusingNX6,doesthismeanthatIcannotsetsketchdimensionpreferencesseparatelyfromdraftingdimensions?
Yes,thatistrue.ButifyouworkintheMasterModelapproach,yourmodels(andthusyoursketches)willbeina
differentPartfilethantheDrawingsanyway,whichmeansthatyoucanhavedifferentannotationsettings,oneforyour
SketchesandoneforyourDrawings.
JohnR.Baker,P.E.
Product'Evangelist'
ProductDesignSolutions
SiemensPLMSoftwareInc.
IndustrySector
Cypress,CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
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sketch dimension displayed decimals - Siemens: UG/NX - Eng-Tips

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
ToanEngineer,theglassistwiceasbigasitneedstobe.

Goodpoint.Wedousethemastermodelapproach,soitshouldallworkout.
ThanksJohn.

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