Formulas in Dimensions
Question:
I’m using the default “automatic” dimension value feature (eg “<>”) when I annotate 2D objects I want to create a detail view of a piece of a 2D object - while preserving the original dimensions.
At present, I make a copy of the 2D object, scale it as desired, and then replace the “<>” dimension properties with a hand coded dimension value. This is tedious and prone to error.
So my question is this…is there way to add a calculation to operated on the the automatic value (i.e. “<>”) of the dimension?
Answer:
If the text begins with a % and ends in a %, then python function parser considers it a parsable function or calculation. There my be additional operators in python that you can try, but here are the most common.
You can use the Properties → Text properties page or the TextEdit command to edit the Dimension Text with the following operations or calculations.
Try these:
| Operation | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addition | %<(<>+2)>% | Adds <> and n |
| Subtraction | %<(<>-2)>% | Subtracts <> by n |
| Multiplication | %<(<>*2)>% | Multiplies <> by n |
| Division (Float) | %<(<>/2)>% | Divides <> by n |
| Division (Floor) | %<(<>//2)>% | Divides <> by n, rounds down to nearest integer |
| Division (Ceiling) | %<(-(<>//-2))>% | Divides <> by n, rounds up to nearest integer |
| Modulus | %<(<>%2)>% | Divides <> by n, returns remainder |
| Power | %<(<>**3)>% | Raises <> to the nth power |
| Square | %<(<>**2)>% | Computes the square of <> |
| Square Root | %<(<>**0.5)>% | Computes the square root of <> |