Unit Format

Consists of controls for settings that affect the unit display format in dimension text.

Unit Format category controls

• The Angle Format section contains controls that are used to adjust settings that affect angular dimension text.

• The Metric Format section contains controls that are used to adjust settings that affect the display of dimension values.

• The Primary section contains controls that are used to set the settings for primary dimension text.

• The Secondary section contains controls that are used to set the settings for secondary dimension text.

(Angle) Units

Sets the type of measurement for angular dimensions

Units	This is dimensioned for arcs
Length	The length, in working units.
Degrees	The angle, in degrees, encompassed by the arc.

Key-in: DIMENSION UNITS [DEGREES | LENGTH]

Accuracy

Sets the accuracy, from zero to six decimal places, of angular dimension text. This control is disabled (dimmed) if (Angle) Units is set to Length.

Display

Sets the display format for angular dimension text:

Display	Example
D.DDDD	45.00°
DD°MM'SS" see footnote 173	45°0'00"
C.CCCC	45.00°
Radians	0.79r

The centesimal system measures a right angle by dividing it into 100 equal parts. Units are referred to as “grades,” “grads” or “centesimal degrees.”

The centesimal degree option (C.CCCC) only displays correctly in MicroStation SE or later. The values of centesimal degree dimensions displayed in older versions of MicroStation (or plotted by software based on older versions of MicroStation) revert back to decimal (sexagesimal) degree units. This control is disabled (dimmed) if (Angle) Units is set to Length.

(Angle Format) Leading Zero

If Leading Zero is on, dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Angle Format) Trailing Zeros

If Trailing Zeros is on, dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

Use Comma for Decimal

If on, decimal points in dimension text displayed in the metric format are replaced with commas to conform to European standards.

Unit Separator

Sets the separator format after the thousandths and millionths.

(Primary) Leading Zero

If on, primary dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Primary) Trailing Zeros

If on, primary dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

(Secondary) Leading Zero

If on, secondary dimension text for a dimension of less than 1.0 is preceded by a leading zero.

(Secondary) Trailing Zeros

If on, secondary dimension text is filled with zeros, if necessary, to the number of decimal places specified by the Accuracy.

Use Stacked Fractions

If toggled on, stacked fractions are used.

On/Off

If set to On, uses the Stacked Fractions settings. If set to Off, the fractions format is determined by the active text style.

Settings...

Opens the Stack Fractions dialog box, which lets you set parameters for stacked fractions.

• Type
— Sets the fraction type.

From Font sets the fraction type using the traditional MicroStation (not TrueType) font.

Horizontal and Diagonal set the type of stacked fraction for TrueType fonts.

• Alignment
— When Type is set to Horizontal, sets the alignment of the text at the top, center, or bottom of the fraction, relative to the divisor line.

Top: alignment set to Top. Middle: alignment set to Center. Bottom: alignment set to Bottom.

• Scale
— Sets the scale.