Looking for simple macro to change decimals to fraction while in a drawing. to the 64th don't want the whole drawing to change, just the ones I pick
Looking for simple macro to change decimals to fraction while in a drawing. to the 64th don't want the whole drawing to change, just the ones I pick
I can't help you with a macro, but I can offer an alternative that might work for you. My drawing template is set to display dimensions to the nearest 1/16" inch, but occasionally I want to override them to decimal, or to a larger fraction, so I've saved those settings as "Styles." It's very simple to click on a dimension (or Ctrl+select multiple dimensions) and select the desired Style from the drop-down to apply the override. If I don't select a Style then of course <NONE> is the default, which means the dimension follows the document property settings.
I've used the attached macro for years. You will have to change the 32 to 64 (I use 1/32 as the smallest fraction) in line 42:
nextDim.SetUnits(false, (int)uType, (int)swFractionDisplay_e.swFRACTION, 32, true);
I have this assigned to a macro button which is tied to a mouse gesture. I just CTRL-click all the dimensions I want to toggle to fractional, right click and swipe down:
I ended up saving a style for fraction. I then load it when I need it.
I can't help you with a macro, but I can offer an alternative that might work for you. My drawing template is set to display dimensions to the nearest 1/16" inch, but occasionally I want to override them to decimal, or to a larger fraction, so I've saved those settings as "Styles." It's very simple to click on a dimension (or Ctrl+select multiple dimensions) and select the desired Style from the drop-down to apply the override. If I don't select a Style then of course <NONE> is the default, which means the dimension follows the document property settings.