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bbenitez1-Visitor
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June 20, 2013
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Feet & Inches

  • June 20, 2013
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Hello all -



I have a student who is doing some room layouts for management in CREO2



How does one get the dimensions to display in feet/inches.

I used to know how to do it in WF - but alas . . . .



Anthony R. Benitez
Senior Mechanical Designer - Supervisor
Applied Research Laboratories - The University of Texas at Austin
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davehaigh13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
June 24, 2013
You need config options and detail setup changes.
I have these two mapkeys in Creo that turn this on and off, the required files are attached. Obviously the paths will need to change to match your environment.

!===============================================================
!== Load Configs to change drawing to feet, inches, fractions ==
!===============================================================
mapkey .fif @MAPKEY_NAMESet Feet Inches Fractions;\
@MAPKEY_LABELSet Feet inches fractions;\
~ Command `ProCmdRibbonOptionsDlg` ;\
~ Select `ribbon_options_dialog` `PageSwitcherPageList` 1 `ConfigLayout`;\
~ Activate `ribbon_options_dialog` `ConfigLayout.Open`;\
~ Update `file_open` `Inputname` `P:\\mapkey_configs\\fractions-config.pro`;\
~ Command `ProFileSelPushOpen@context_dlg_open_cmd` ;\
~ Activate `ribbon_options_dialog` `OkPshBtn`;\
~ FocusIn `UITools Msg Dialog Future` `no`;\
~ Activate `UITools Msg Dialog Future` `no`;\
~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `appl_casc`;\
~ Command `ProCmdDwgProperties` ;\
~ Activate `mdlprops_dlg` `OPTIONS_lay_Controls.push_Change.lay_instance`;\
~ FocusOut `preferences` `InputOpt`;\
~ Activate `preferences` `Open`;\
~ Trail `UI Desktop` `UI Desktop` `DLG_PREVIEW_POST` `file_open`;\
~ Activate `file_open` `PRO_DTL_SETUP_DIR_shortcut`;\
~ Select `file_open` `Ph_list.Filelist` 1 `foot_inch.dtl`;\
~ Command `ProFileSelPushOpen@context_dlg_open_cmd` ;\
~ Activate `preferences` `ok`;\
~ Activate `mdlprops_dlg` `DlgClose_push`;

mapkey .nfif @MAPKEY_NAMEUnset Feet Inches Fractions;\
@MAPKEY_LABELUnset Feet inches fractions;\
~ Command `ProCmdRibbonOptionsDlg` ;\
~ Select `ribbon_options_dialog` `PageSwitcherPageList` 1 `ConfigLayout`;\
~ Activate `ribbon_options_dialog` `ConfigLayout.Open`;\
~ Update `file_open` `Inputname`\
`P:\\mapkey_configs\\fractions-config-off.pro`;\
~ Command `ProFileSelPushOpen@context_dlg_open_cmd` ;\
~ Activate `ribbon_options_dialog` `OkPshBtn`;\
~ FocusIn `UITools Msg Dialog Future` `no`;\
~ Activate `UITools Msg Dialog Future` `no`;\
~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `appl_casc`;\
~ Command `ProCmdDwgProperties` ;\
~ Activate `mdlprops_dlg` `OPTIONS_lay_Controls.push_Change.lay_instance`;\
~ FocusOut `preferences` `InputOpt`;\
~ Activate `preferences` `Open`;\
~ Trail `UI Desktop` `UI Desktop` `DLG_PREVIEW_POST` `file_open`;\
~ Activate `file_open` `PRO_DTL_SETUP_DIR_shortcut`;\
~ Select `file_open` `Ph_list.Filelist` 1 `de_inch.dtl`;\
~ Command `ProFileSelPushOpen@context_dlg_open_cmd` ;\
~ Activate `preferences` `ok`;\
~ Activate `mdlprops_dlg` `DlgClose_push`;

David Haigh
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bbenitez1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
February 26, 2015
Hello all -



I have a simple building layout drawing I'm doing for one of our directors.



I cannot get the dimensions to show as feet & inches.

I've changed major units to "yes" - and changed properties on the dimension
to fractional



What else am I missing?



Anthony R. Benitez
Senior Mechanical Designer - Supervisor
Applied Research Laboratories - The University of Texas at Austin
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davehaigh13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
February 26, 2015
Config options
dim_fraction_denominator 64
create_fraction_dim yes

detail file
!
! These options set drawing dimensions to foot inch display
!
default_tolerance_mode NOMINAL
dim_fraction_format AISC
use_major_units YES

I have A config and .dtl file with just these settings, and a mapkey to load them.

David Haigh
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bbenitez1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
February 26, 2015
Thanks all (David) - this did the trick - I missed the .dtl file.



Anthony R. Benitez
Senior Mechanical Designer - Supervisor
Applied Research Laboratories - The University of Texas at Austin
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