Temporary Dimensions format

[StillBlank]

The same temporary dimension displays as decimal inch or a fraction when clicking on the dimension to alter it.

The primary format is '-" and fractions 1/16 selected as accuracy.

If "reduce fractions" is checked it produces a fraction.

If "reduce fractions" is unchecked it produces a decimal.

Shouldn't it produce a fraction regardless of reduction or not?

 

Side quest: Is there a way to eliminate odd fractions such as 2/3?

Changing Smallest Fraction to 1/32 still produces 2/3" result.

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Edited November 4, 2025 by StillBlank
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[DBCooper]

The width of your polyline is exactly 4 2/3".  I assume that you set it this way on purpose just to play with the dimensions.

 

You can't represent 2/3 exactly as a decimal number because it repeats forever which is why you will see "66667" as the last numbers.  

 

If you round your dimensions to the nearest 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, or even 1/128, then it won't be exact because none of these numbers are divisible by 3.  This is why you will get things like 11/16 or 21/32 because those are the closest values you can get to 2/3.

 

When you click on a dimension value to edit it, I think the program will always try and show you the most accurate number it can.  Personally, I think this is a good thing and I wish dialog boxes would do this too.  I sometimes use the "number style" button to change the display to decimal inches just so that I can see the "real" values instead of the rounded ones.

 

It is interesting that sometimes it shows you the exact fraction and sometimes the nearest decimal value but I don't think that is something to worry much about.  I would be far more worried about what the dimension displays as in the plan view and if you want it to be accurate then you will need to change the 4 2/3" to something that can be represented accurately for however you want to display them.

 

Edited November 4, 2025 by DBCooper