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Adding a zero before a decimal dimension?

  • July 2, 2013
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Hello all,

How can I add a zero before the decimal when dimensioning a part in a drawing? For example, I am getting ".57" for a dimension. How can I make it appear as "0.57"? Is there a setting I need to get to to change this? Also, is there a way to make this a permanent feature, so I wouldn't have to keep changing it for every dimension on every drawing I make?

I am new to Creo, so forgive me if this is a silly question. However, I've been looking all over and can't find an answer. Please help. It is very much appreciated.

Thanks for your help,

Halle


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Best answer by James62

Hi,

You can alter this setting with "lead_trail_zeros" drawing option. When setting it to "both" all default dims should show with both leading and trailing zeros.

This one, and plenty of other drawing file options are stored in *.dtl file. To have a *.dtl file loaded into every new drawing you have to set a config.pro option called "drawing_setup_file" with path to this file.

There is also some sort of iso *.dtl file already predefined in the Creo installdir.

Hope that helps.

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James621-VisitorAnswer
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July 2, 2013

Hi,

You can alter this setting with "lead_trail_zeros" drawing option. When setting it to "both" all default dims should show with both leading and trailing zeros.

This one, and plenty of other drawing file options are stored in *.dtl file. To have a *.dtl file loaded into every new drawing you have to set a config.pro option called "drawing_setup_file" with path to this file.

There is also some sort of iso *.dtl file already predefined in the Creo installdir.

Hope that helps.

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    rohit_rajan15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    July 3, 2013

    CORRECT ANSWER!

    Patriot_1776
    Patriot_177622-Sapphire II
    22-Sapphire II
    July 3, 2013

    Be careful with that, if it's per ASME, inch dimensions do NOT get a zero left of the decimal, but METRIC does. Also, 3-place inch dim should be shown as: ".050" whereas metric truncates a 3-place to not have a zero at the end, as in: "0.05".

    You can change settings in Pro/E, but if it's supposed to be per ASME spec, make sure you have the settings correct.

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    ptc-51602701-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    July 3, 2013

    Thanks, I did not know that. All the companies I've worked for have used a leading zero. Is this a new standard?

    Dale_Rosema
    23-Emerald III
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 3, 2013

    Sometime companies have their own standards that started with a prescribe standard like ASME or ANSI, but have modified it to their own likings and preferences. ASME and ANSI have been around for a long time.

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    aerickson1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    October 23, 2014

    I use creo elements/pro 5.0 and in my drawings the dimensions linked to the model would not change to having a leading zero unless I changed lead_trail_zero_scope to all.

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    TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    October 23, 2014

    I wonder if that was some kind of bug or other anomaly.

    Creo 2.0 option... this one is from the model properties. The options are identical in the drawing setup.

    lead-trail_zero.PNG

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    James621-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    October 24, 2014

    As of Creo 1.0 it's possible to set all the drawing options (*.dtl) directly from config.pro.

    Also, all of the system color options (*.scl) can be set from config.pro as well, while if the same config option, for instance system_curves_color, is set in both places, the config.pro always wins.

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