Format Column Reference

Specify the column layout, contents, and content properties, including the format of measurement units.

Access

Property

Displays the name of the property displayed in the selected column.

Heading

Sets the name of the selected column. To change, enter a different name.

Column Width

Specifies the width of the column.

Leading/Trailing Zeros

Controls the display of leading and trailing zeros.

Justification

Sets the alignment for the column heading, and for data in the table columns. Click a button to select left, center, or right alignment.

Stacked Fractional Text

Enables stacking of numeric fractions. All fractional numerical strings (in 1/2 format) in the selected column are replaced with a stacked numeric fraction in the drawing. Available only when editing a parts list in the drawing and Use Default Formatting is selected.

Stack Properties

Opens the Stack Properties dialog box and sets the format and text scale for stacked fractions. Available only when editing a parts list in the drawing and Use Default Formatting is selected.

Use Default Formatting

Uses the default settings specified in the standard.

Apply Units Formatting

Enables the formatting and units settings for the selected column. Changes made to these settings only apply to the selected column.

Unit Type selects the type of measurement units.

Format selects a fractional or decimal format. Fractional formats are available only if Length is selected as Unit Type and inches or feet are selected as Units.

Precision selects the precision of values displayed in the selected column.

Fractional Text Scale selects the text scale of numbers in stacked fractions. Available only if a fractional format is selected.

Units selects the measurement units. If inches or feet are selected, fractional format is available in the Format option.

Decimal Marker selects the marker for the decimal format. Click the arrow to specify either a period or comma as the decimal character.

Unit String displays the name of the units next to the value.