Macros to convert inches to feet & inches?

[BrianSmith]

Using preset macro "%room.height.ceiling%" to add ceiling height to Room Labels.

Does anyone know how to change this from inches to feet & inches?

 

While we're at it... anyone know how to have the "%room.dimensions%" macro show from framing instead of finished drywall?

 

Thanks.

[Joe_Carrick]

Try this macro

• room_ceiling_ht_ft_in.json
• You might want to adjust the rounding within the macro.  It's currently set to 1/16"

Edited Wednesday at 05:39 PM by Joe_Carrick

[JonathanK]

This is the one we use for the ft-in:

 

obj = owner

obj = referenced unless referenced.nil?

nf = NumberFormatter.new

nf.unit = "'-\""

nf.use_fractions = true

nf.apply(obj.room.ceiling_height)

Edited Wednesday at 05:41 PM by JonathanK
Added picture.

[BrianSmith]

Thank you Gentlemen!

[PitMan71]

4 hours ago, BrianSmith said:

While we're at it... anyone know how to have the "%room.dimensions%" macro show from framing instead of finished drywall?

I don't think you can. Some of these macro gurus might be able to direct you on how to create your own macro.

[DBCooper]

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While we're at it... anyone know how to have the "%room.dimensions%" macro show from framing instead of finished drywall?

 

You could try something like this:

%(room.dimension1+1.in).to_s("'-\"")% x %(room.dimension2+1.in).to_s("'-\"")%

 

Edited Thursday at 11:48 PM by DBCooper

[Renerabbitt]

On 2/4/2026 at 9:34 AM, Joe_Carrick said:

Try this macro

• room_ceiling_ht_ft_in.json
• You might want to adjust the rounding within the macro.  It's currently set to 1/16"

its not set to anything because you didnt provide your global number formatter 

[Joe_Carrick]

3 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

its not set to anything because you didnt provide your global number formatter 

Correct.

Here's my set_Globals macro.  It can be placed just about anyplace that will be executed early.

 

set_globals.json

[Alaskan_Son]

On 2/4/2026 at 8:24 AM, BrianSmith said:

Using preset macro "%room.height.ceiling%" to add ceiling height to Room Labels.

Does anyone know how to change this from inches to feet & inches?

 

On 2/4/2026 at 8:34 AM, Joe_Carrick said:

Try this macro

• room_ceiling_ht_ft_in.json
• You might want to adjust the rounding within the macro.  It's currently set to 1/16"

 

On 2/4/2026 at 8:40 AM, JonathanK said:

This is the one we use for the ft-in:

...

 

If you're running the latest version of X17, there's a little Easter egg hidden in the software that will both convert to feet and inches ('-") and set the rounding precision.  It looks like this:

 

%room.ceiling_height.to_s("'-\",16")%

[Renerabbitt]

15 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

 

 

 

If you're running the latest version of X17, there's a little Easter egg hidden in the software that will both convert to feet and inches ('-") and set the rounding precision.  It looks like this:

 

%room.ceiling_height.to_s("'-\",16")%

Great tip, and just for anyone's FYI this does output as a string, and is no longer a "measurement" class

[Alaskan_Son]

19 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

Great tip, and just for anyone's FYI this does output as a string, and is no longer a "measurement" class

 

True, but every solution to display as feet and inches is going to be in string form.  

[Renerabbitt]

2 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

 

True, but every solution to display as feet and inches is going to be in string form.  

Sorry Mike, I didn’t mean that as a correction I know you knew that , just letting people know in case they were trying to do something else with the measurement before an output

Edited 1 hour ago by Renerabbitt

[Alaskan_Son]

2 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

Sorry Mike, I didn’t mean that as a correction I know you knew that , just letting people know in case they were trying to do something else with the measurement before an output

Right.  They would want to carry out any calculations before formatting.  So, if you wanted to subtract an inch and round to the nearest whole inch....

%(room.ceiling_height-1.in).to_s("'-\",1")%

 

...and bonus tip if you want to round to the nearest whole inch and keep the trailing zero if it lands at a whole foot...

%(room.ceiling_height-1.in).to_s("'-\",1").sub(/'$/, '\'-0"')%