topic Re: offset with fraction in Modeling

offset with fraction

dhnguyen — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:46:45 GMT

how do I offset a simple line such as 3-5/8"? Everytime I try to offset something that's not a decimal, ArchiCAD doesn't do it right.

Re: offset with fraction

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 03:30:41 GMT

1. Select the Line (I assume this is a single LIne segment you are talking about).
2. Issue CTRL+D to Drag.
3. Click anywhere on the Line to define the starting point of Drag vector.
4. Move your cursor away from the Line. A Snap Guide will show you the perpendicular direction.
5. Hover your cursor over the perpendicular direction Snap Guide and just type the desired distance, then press ENTER.

Re: offset with fraction

Barry Kelly — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:43:30 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
5. Hover your cursor over the perpendicular direction Snap Guide and just type the desired distance, then press ENTER.

I think DNgyuen want to know how to enter the fractional inches as a fraction rather than as a decimal.
Being purely metric I am not 100% sure myself.

Barry.

Re: offset with fraction

dhnguyen — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:19:09 GMT

Barry, that's right. I can offset with dimensions. but with it comes to something that's like 6-3/4" or 6-3/8"ACAD doesn't seem to understand it. ACAD understands it when I write it as 6.75". Does anyone know how to do it without converting it into decimal?

Re: offset with fraction

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:13:27 GMT

dhnguyen wrote:
how do I offset a simple line such as 3-5/8"? Everytime I try to offset something that's not a decimal, ArchiCAD doesn't do it right.

If by 3-5/8" you mean 3 feet 5/8 inches, then type:
3-5/8
(you use the hyphen as a separator between the feet and the inches)

If by 3-5/8" you mean 3 and 5/8 inches, then type:
3 5/8
(you place a SPACE character between the full inches and the fractional inches)

Re: offset with fraction

Barry Kelly — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:28:11 GMT

I was just playing with this trying to work it out.

So 1-10 5/8 for 1 foot, 10 and 5/8 inches.
I find you can do it without the " for inches.
Must have - after feet, space after whole inches and then the fractional inch

That is so painful, so glad I am metric.

Barry.

Re: offset with fraction

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:42:03 GMT

You are right Barry, I have corrected my post above to take out the references to the " character.

Re: offset with fraction

dhnguyen — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:26:04 GMT

I see, I got it now, thank you. Coming from AutoCAD, i always had to enter it as the way i wrote it, 6-5/8", not 6 5/8".

Re: offset with fraction

Steve Jepson — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:11:38 GMT

best way is just to learn the decimal equivalents for the Inch in 1/8" multiples

.125
.25
.375
.5
.625
.875

And decimal equivalents for the Foot in Inches

1"= .083'
2"=.167'
3"=.25'
4"=.333'
5"=.417'
6"=.5'
7"=.583'
8"=.667'
9"=.75'
10"=.833'
11"=.917'

These should be reflex, as familiar as the alphabet for the sake of using a key board.

Re: offset with fraction

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 21:20:21 GMT

Barry wrote:
I was just playing with this trying to work it out.

So 1-10 5/8 for 1 foot, 10 and 5/8 inches.
I find you can do it without the " for inches.
Must have - after feet, space after whole inches and then the fractional inch

That is so painful, so glad I am metric.

Barry.

Typing 1'10 5/8 (with a space after the 10) also works.
Agree on the metric Barry.