ISO Standard Dimensions

How do I make AutoCad display dimensions in standard ISO format? ISO Standards specify the use of a comma as the decimal separator such as 14,5mm. (This is apparently taken from the DIN standard.) When I set the decimal separator to comma in the primary units, it applies the same separator to alternate units with no place to select otherwise. ISO Standards also explicitly state that alternate dimensions are to appear in parenthesis (not square brackets). I am at wits end to find any variables or discussions addressing this.

 

Hi m,

You did not say what version you are working on, but you are absolutely correct at least up to AutoCAD 2002. That's where I am and so can verify your statement that far. Maybe someone on 2004, 2005 will chime in and enlighten us about those versions as well.

In R14 you didn't even have the ability to change the separator to a "," like you do in 2000 format and forward. So it's a step, but as yet incomplete.

Personally, I draft in millimeters alot and once in a great while have to dual dimension and even less than that do I have to change my separator to a ",". So I don't run into your problem often, but I have run into it in the past and just "manually" augment my dimensions.

Until AC catches up........GL!

 

I'm using AutoCad 2004. 2005 is in house and being tested and the same limitations seem to continue.

 

Do you really want to do this?

BS 8888 Specifies "," where normally a "." would have been used as the
decimal separator and a "." instead of a "," as the thousand separator. But
as far as I know most people do it the old way (and tend to use third angle
projection not the recommended first!).

Peter

Standards specify the use of a comma as the decimal separator such as
14,5mm. (This is apparently taken from the DIN standard.) When I set the
decimal separator to comma in the primary units, it applies the same
separator to alternate units with no place to select otherwise. ISO
Standards also explicitly state that alternate dimensions are to appear in
parenthesis (not square brackets). I am at wits end to find any variables or
discussions addressing this.