Edit Label Unit Formats

If you create a label with a length, area, volume, angle, number, currency, or slope parameter, you can format the appearance of the parameter.

  1. In the Edit Label dialog, choose a length or area parameter, such as Room area.
  2. Click . The Format dialog displays.

    The Use project settings option is selected by default. This means that the value displays according to the Units setting in the project. See Project Units.

  3. Clear Use project settings.
  4. From the Units menu, select an appropriate unit.
  5. From the Rounding menu, select a decimal place value. If you choose Custom from the menu, enter a value in the Rounding increment text box.
  6. If applicable, select a Unit suffix from the menu.
  7. Select Suppress 0 feet to hide leading zeros on dimensions, such as 0' 6". This option is available only for feet and fractional inches.
  8. Click OK.