zero with line through it

Is there a way to get a zero with a line through it using text function? I
thought I remember it was one of those %% commands. Anyone know? When I
say a zero with a line through it, I'm talking about an engineering zero to
distinguish it from the letter O. A zero 0 with a line through it.
Brian

 

Actually, if you think about it, it is kind of stupid to do this.

For many fonts and many sizes of print, a zero with a line through it
looks far too much like an "8", and you'll spend the next 10 years
wondering what that number is exactly.

Whereas, if you have the digit "0" in the middle of a number, you'll
never confuse it with an "8", and if it is a "word" with an "O" in the
middle, you will probably never read it as a zero.

I spend an inordinate amount of time in the fonts for my marine survey
navigation software taking the darn stroke out of the zeros so I do
not confuse the numbers I read off the screen.

"Engineering" zero? I thought it was a computer nerd's zero (look at
an old card keypunch machine's keyboard), or maybe an
American/Canadian thingee.

Happy Trails To You

 

Isn't %%c for a circle diameter dimensioning symbol and not for the number
zero? I thought there was another one like %%c that was specifically for
zero and not a dimensioning mark.
Brian

 

ALT+0216
Ø

 

Actually I think the 'slant zero' goes way back to telegraphers and
international radio operators, especially those who copy cw cipher groups
that have letters and numbers mixed. Very clear when copying the code but
not after you write it down unless you use some standard.

Also, have you noted any amateur radio calls on license plates from region
zero?

Dave
WA0SPF ... that's Whiskey Alpha Zero Sierra Papa Fox (slant missing, OK I'm
lazy)

 

Ha - radio call signs - that's one of the very few types of
information where, logically speaking, it could be a zero or it could
be an oh. Another one is Canadian post codes - but those are always
letter-number-letter-number-letter-number - easy (not) to spot a
mistake in interpretation.


Happy Trails To You

 

Anyone else found a true type font that has it? I looked at several fonts
that I thought might have it to no avail. Like Technical font for example.
Brian

 

any luck yet brian?

i think i found the symbol your talking about in the charachter map.
you can find by using the MTEXT command in AutoCAD
then in the character tab click on the symbol drop down menu and choose
other.

the character map is displayed choose ARIAL as the font. it might take a
while to
find it but if you look for the comma (,) at the top of the list and scroll
down nearly half
way you should see it.

hope this helps