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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplication | %<<>*2>% | Multiplies <> by n |
| Division (Float) | %<<>/2>% | Divides <> by n |
| Subtraction | %<<>-2>% | Subtracts <> and n |
| Addition | %<<>+2>% | Adds <> and n |
| Square | %<(<>**2)>% | Computes the square root of <> |
| Power | %<(<>**X)>% | Raises <> to the nth power |
| Square Root | %<(<>**0.5)>% | Computes the square root of <> |
| Division (Integer) | %<(<>//2)>% | Divides <> by n |
| Modulus | %<(<>//2)>% | Divides <> by n, returns remainder |
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