topic Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet in Documentation

Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Anonymous — Wed, 31 May 2023 08:16:29 GMT

Simple 2D line editing, when chamfering two lines, one enters the radius of the chamfer. Suddenly, I can only enter dimensions in feet, not inches or just inches. The project is teamworked and no other team members are having the problem. Is this some small but hidden preference I've unexpectedly turned on or some weird bug?

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Dwight — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:30:18 GMT

Check:

Project Preferences>Working Units

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:12:13 GMT

Thanks, I just checked that and its set to "feet and fractional inches". Still only will take dimensions as whole feet.

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:06:37 GMT

Is it possible that you are not entering the inch symbol fast enough for your current work environment field-timout settings?

If you aren't aware, the "/" (forward slash) key is the same as the inch symbol, so 3/ is 3 inches. Try typing that quickly and see if it is accepted? No matter what your preferences, it should be. If so, then it is a work environment thing.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:22:19 GMT

Attached image shows the Work Environment's auto-update / timeout value. The default of 1.5 seconds is too fast for most users I've trained. I'm a fast typist and find 2 seconds works for me. If you type slowly, make the time value longer.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:47:29 GMT

That was it, for reasons unknown it had been changed to 0 seconds! No one in the office is confessing to be the author of the prank.

Thanks!

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:23 GMT

You're welcome; glad that was it!

K

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

Link — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:12:17 GMT

Daniel wrote:
That was it, for reasons unknown it had been changed to 0 seconds! No one in the office is confessing to be the author of the prank.

Thanks!

Ha! That's great!

Reminds me of switching the cursor snap range to 1 pixel or the Line Drawing option to Mac classic-like. Or enabling ArchiCAD sounds and changing it to a Homer "D'oh". Would drive people nuts.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

David Maudlin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:48:22 GMT

Karl wrote:
If you aren't aware, the "/" (forward slash) key is the same as the inch symbol, so 3/ is 3 inches.

True if your Working Units are set to feet & fractional inches, not if they are set to feet & decimal inches. I did not test the other options.

David

Re: Chamfer Tool - Can only enter feet

vistasp — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:31:17 GMT

David wrote:
Karl wrote:
If you aren't aware, the "/" (forward slash) key is the same as the inch symbol, so 3/ is 3 inches.
True if your Working Units are set to feet & fractional inches, not if they are set to feet & decimal inches. I did not test the other options.

David

I work mostly in metric but do go into "Imperial" sometimes. Thanks Karl and David for the tip and warning respectively. I used to type (for example) 0-3 to get 3 inches but 3/ is certainly better.