DIMZIN (System Variable)

Controls the suppression of zeros in the primary unit value.

Type: Integer
Saved in: Drawing
Initial value: 0 (imperial) or 8 (metric)

Values 0-3 affect feet-and-inch dimensions only:

Value

Description

0

Suppresses zero feet and precisely zero inches

1

Includes zero feet and precisely zero inches

2

Includes zero feet and suppresses zero inches

3

Includes zero inches and suppresses zero feet

4

Suppresses leading zeros in decimal dimensions (for example, 0.5000 becomes .5000)

8

Suppresses trailing zeros in decimal dimensions (for example, 12.5000 becomes 12.5)

12

Suppresses both leading and trailing zeros (for example, 0.5000 becomes .5)

DIMZIN also affects real-to-string conversions performed by the AutoLISP rtos and angtos functions.