DRAFT User Guide

Intelligent Text
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The INCH option may be qualified to allow different formats for distance, position, and bore
values generated by intelligent text codewords. These are:
If the qualifier is omitted then DECIMAL is assumed.
A nominal/actual qualifier is available for bores. For example
UCOD FINCH PDMS BORES ACT
UCOD FI US BO NOM
The setting is NOMINAL by default. The UCOD setting controls the bore sizes output to a
drawing by DRAFTs intelligent text system. The two qualifiers have exactly the same effect
as the general PDMS PRECI BORE NOM (or PRECI BORE ACT) commands.
UCOD settings can be queried by using the pseudo-attributes:
Q UCODD and Q UCODB
14.13.2 Mixed Units within Intelligent Text Strings
The units used in intelligent text strings are determined by the UCOD attribute of the owning
LAYE. However, it is possible to insert a switch units code in the text string, which will
cause all distances and bores which follow to be output in alternate units, as defined below.
The switch units code is %U so, for example, to generate a dimension in both Imperial and
metric units, with the second value in brackets, the intelligent text string:
#DIM() %U(#DIM())
should be used. The units may be switched back to the standard units by a subsequent use
of a %U code.
FINCH (PDMS): 253.1/2
FINCH US: 25-3 1/2
INCH USA output of the form: 1/2 or 1 1/2 or 24
INCH PDMS output of the form: 0.1/2 or 1.1/2 or 24
INCH DECIMAL output of the form: 0.5 or 1.5 or 24.0
Layer Units Alternate Units
UCOD INCH DECI MM
UCOD INCH PDMS MM
UCOD INCH US MM
UCOD FINCH PDMS MM
UCOD FINCH US MM
UCOD MM INCH DECI
UCOD CM INCH DECI
UCOD METRE INCH DECI