Decimals Displayed as Question Marks on Drawing

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lg63610
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Decimals Displayed as Question Marks on Drawing

Post by lg63610 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:49 am

I just bought and installed QCAD Pro 3.17.3.0 on Windows 10. I had to use the 32-bit version of QCAD because the 64-bit version crashes when I try to open a file. Otherwise, I love this product. Reminds me of my days as an Engineer. Spent many years on CAD.

Anyway, I opened an existing dxf file I had made in another CAD program (LibreCAD). All the dimensions have a ? in place of the decimal. For example, 1.125 is displayed as 1?125.

I've tried the drawing preferences and application preferences, but nothing seems to change the decimals to display correctly. Drawing a new dimension also displays the decimal as ?.

Any ideas how to fix this?

Thanks.

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andrew
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Re: Decimals Displayed as Question Marks on Drawing

Post by andrew » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:59 am

The preference to change the decimal separator is:
Edit > Drawing Preferences > Dimension > Dimension Settings > Decimal separator

If you cannot get it to work, please:
- attach original drawing files (DXF, DWG, ...) if appropriate
- include screenshots if appropriate

lg63610
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Re: Decimals Displayed as Question Marks on Drawing

Post by lg63610 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:03 pm

Thanks for the information. I was to resolve the problem by saving the drawing as an R14 dxf.

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