SecondaryUnits.md

SecondaryUnits

Description

Procedure SecondaryUnits sets the secondary unit parameters for the active document. The secondary units setting is used primarily for display of alternate dimensions when a dual dimension standard is active.

{| class="wikitable" style="float: right;" |+ Table - Units Formats ! Units Format

! Constant
Decimal
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Fractional
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Decimal Ft/Inches
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Fractional Ft/Inches
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}
{
+ Table - Standard Unit Settings
! Units Setting !! Constant
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Custom
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Feet/Inches
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Inches
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Feet
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Yards
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Miles
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Microns
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Millimeters
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Centimeters
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Meters
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Kilometers
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}

PROCEDURE SecondaryUnits(
				style    : INTEGER;
				dimPrec  : LONGINT;
				format   : INTEGER;
				showMark : BOOLEAN;
				dispFrac : BOOLEAN);

def vs.SecondaryUnits(style, dimPrec, format, showMark, dispFrac):
    return None

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
style	INTEGER	Active secondary unit style for document.
dimPrec	LONGINT	Dimension precision.
format	INTEGER	Decimal formatting.
showMark	BOOLEAN	Unit mark display setting.
dispFrac	BOOLEAN	Fractional display setting.

Remarks

See [[VS:GetPrimaryUnitInfo| GetPrimaryUnitInfo]] for details on changes in version 9 and again in version 12.

Examples

==== VectorScript ====

SecondaryUnits(1, 6, 2, TRUE, TRUE); 
{ Sets the secondary units to feet/inches with a dimension precision of 1/64, }
{ unit mark displayed, and fractional display of units values enabled.        }

==== Python ====

Version

Availability: from MiniCAD 7.0

Category

• Units