[solved] Fractions shown instead of decimals

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andrew
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[solved] Fractions shown instead of decimals

Post by andrew » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:03 am

From a QCAD user:
My drawing is in mm and metric. However, in the bottom left corner, I see millimetres and fractions of millimetres (not decimals).
The property editor also shows fractions instead of decimals.

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Re: Fractions shown instead of decimals

Post by andrew » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:03 am

Change

Edit > Drawing Preferences > Dimension > Dimension Settings > Label Format > Linear Dimensions > Format

to

Decimal

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Re: [solved] Fractions shown instead of decimals

Post by Kimbo » Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:12 pm

Thank you very much Andrew.
That solution certainly achieved the desired result on the "current" document. "New" documents, however, continued to open with fractions as the default.
Changed:
QCAD Pro > Preferences > Dimension Settings > Label Format > Linear Dimensions > Format
to
Decimal
That would normally not be a menu selection I'd find myself delving into, but I guess I must have at some point...
Thanks again for your prompt response.
Cheers, Kimbo

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